A rhizome is a piece of a hop plant that will sprout roots when planted, and it's what you will need to purchase if you want to add hops to your garden. Rhizomes are available from most online and local home brew shops in the spring.
More recently they have become symbolic of sinister things. A snake ring worn on the first finger suggests this is an egotistical person and they are using the snake to enhance their status. A snake ring on the second finger suggests this is a materialistic person and they are using the snake to enhance their wealth.
Snake has been a longstanding symbol of healing, represented by two snakes or serpents spiraling around the staff of Asclepius, who is the Greek God of healing... this staff is a symbol of medical and healing intuition bringing forth first hand knowledge of diagnosis and healing directly from nature.