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Thread #84154   Message #1552435
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
29-Aug-05 - 04:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: My wierd plant - 100 ft. a day
Subject: RE: BS: My wierd plant - 100 ft. a day
I concur with MMario and ClaireBear. I'd tracked it as far as the Cannabinaceae family and was going to ask if they are fragrant or have milky juice or not to narrow it down further. The answer (if this is hops) would be that it has no milky juice, and it may be aromatic. This from my Taxonomy of Flowering Plants, Porter, W.H. Freeman & Co, San Franciso. It's a really old book but the basic information gets me on the right track.

So, you have an ornamental hop with no commercial application. I'd suggest that Virginia creeper might be a little easier on your hands though it will climb as much as the hop (not as fast). It's probably as difficult to get rid of. And here is more on hops, in this case, from the Yakima Valley in Washington State.

SRS