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Asked by:
Bonita Molln
Posted at:
January 26, 2025
I am interested in growing hops for my dried floral business. As I would be interested in the flowers that the female plants produce it brings me to a question I can't find in any of my current resources. Do I need male and female plants to produce the flowers on the female? or are they self pollinating? I notice on page 30 of your 2000 catalog you offer seeds containing male and female, the plants however are all female, this is what confused me?Hops plants produce only one type of flower per plant. Male plants produce only flowers that only produce pollen and these type of flowers are like tiny catkins and soon fall off. Female plants produce little cones where the scales have the function of protecting the ovules at their base and catching airborne pollen produced by male plants.
Can I order female plants only? And which variety would produce the nicest flowers and vine for drying?