The ornamental or indoor hop (Beloperone or Justitia brandegeana) should not be confused with the real hop (Humulus lupulus). These are different plant families or species that are only slightly similar in appearance.

The ornamental hop can spend the summer outdoors

Plant ornamental hops

Commercially available potting soil is completely sufficient for ornamental hops. Since the plant does not like waterlogging, lay a drainage layer of old potsherds or coarse gravel on the bottom of the pot before planting the ornamental hops. As the name indoor hops already suggests, ornamental hops are not hardy plants.

Then give it a bright and warm place by an east or west window. Ornamental hops cannot tolerate the blazing midday sun. Since it is said to be poisonous to cats, place it out of their reach.

Water and fertilize indoor hops properly

The ornamental hop needs a moderate amount of water in the summer months, so it should be watered regularly, but not too much. Regular fertilization, about every seven to 14 days, is also recommended. If you use a fertilizer containing phosphate, the hop-like inflorescences will glow particularly intensely. In winter, only water the ornamental hops enough to keep the root ball from drying out.

Repot and cut ornamental hops

If you repot your ornamental hops in spring, you can also cut them back straight away and use part of the prunings as cuttings. The ornamental hop tolerates a vigorous pruning, which means that it grows beautifully bushy.

Grow house hops

Ornamental hops can be easily propagated by cuttings that you get when you prune them annually. Put the eight to ten centimeter long shoots in a pot with a mixture of peat and sand for rooting.

Keep the substrate slightly moist and pull a clear plastic sheet or bag over the growing pot. If you put several cuttings together in a container and prune them a few times, you will quickly get a pretty bushy plant.

The essentials in brief:

  • easy-care
  • Water moderately in summer and little in winter
  • repot and prune in spring
  • not hardy

tips

Ornamental hops do well at normal room temperatures, but can also stand a little cooler in winter.

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Indoor plants