Hop plants are technically bines and not vines; vines use tendrils to grow and bines do not.
Nevertheless, this bine is a Zeus hop (Humulus lupulus var. whotheheckknowsii, part of the CTZ–Columbus, Tomahawk, Zeus–hops triad). I have planted approximately 20 hop rhizomes inside containers around the house. I have hung wire from my decks down to the containers, a drop of ten to twelve feet. The few that have popped up seem to migrate to the wires pretty readily.
- Growing Hops in Containers. (byo.com)
- Growing Hops. (growinghopsyourself.com)
- Where to Buy Hop Rhizomes (growinghopsyourself.com)
- Hops in Southern California. (rootsimple.com)
- Hot water treatment of hop rhizomes for nematode control. (californiaagriculture.ucanr.org)
Dear Norm, this is not other thing than a fucking nasty & hungry Rubus sp. (maybe, sure, I´m wrong) (Kill it !!!!!!!!) Miss you a lot. Soon I´ll be “molesting” all of you. And I would ask for help if needed. Love you. Alicia.
Hi Alicia,
Are you okay? Usually your English is better, maybe you have not had much opportunity to practice?
Anyway, it is most definitely a hop plant and not a member of the Rose (Rubus) family. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Humulus_lupulus_%27Aurea%27_-_Golden_Hop.jpg http://www.leelanauhops.com/pages/big-rockin-hops-3.htm
I will agree with you, it does resemble a member of the Rubus family. However, it is similar to the others that I have sprouting from the rhizomes that I planted. If I get berries instead of hop cones, it gets the glyphosate treatment.
Here’s another picture of a juvenile hop plant: http://www.rootsimple.com/2009/04/hops-in-southern-california.html