Japanese Hops

This is a horrible invasive plant that gets all over the place and grows all over other plants and structures. It is very sticky to touch...Read More, attaches to clothing, and has a little sting to it. A monster out of control in America that must be exterminated. It does not bear hops for flavoring.

Two states have banned the trade, transport, or planting of this species due to its invasiveness.

A different species, H. ...Read Morelupulus, is better behaved, and just as ornamental. Its golden-leafed cultivar, 'Aureus', is quite beautiful.

This plant is an alien and can be invasive. I particularly do not like this plant due to the firey red welts it causes on my skin from a...Read More mere brush against it. It has bristles on the leaves and stems that "grab" ahold of you. It is an awful plant!