Actually it is the bracts and while both male and female Hops make flowers, only the ripened cones of the females are used to brew. There are other annuals vines on the market, but their track record in Arkansas is unknown, although worth a try. Asarina, commonly called creeping gloxinia, is a member of the snapdragon family. This vine is native to Mexico where it reaches great heights. It should grow at least ten feet tall, and blooms best in the sun.
Flower color varies from shades of pink to purple.
Cobaea scandens , or the Cup and Saucer Vine produces interesting flowers that start out as green papery buds and open to reveal the green saucer and bell-shaped flowers. They start off white, changing to deep purple before falling off. This sun-lover can grow twenty feet or more. There are a few newer plant introductions that are actually tropical plants, that can serve as summer annuals. Mandevilla, the fast growing pink flowering vine, blooms its heart out all summer long with flowers ranging in shades of white to light pink to a dark hot pink.