Vitis sp.

Scientific Name: Vitis sp. Note: we are combining a large number of species of grape and looking at the genus as a whole here.

Common Name: Grape

Native Range: Europe, can be invasive

Zone: 6 to 9

Plant type & Form: Perennial woody vine

Height: 3.00 to 60.00 feet

Spread: 3.00 to 60.00 feet

Bloom Time: May to June

Bloom Description: Greenish

Flower: Insignificant, small greenish-yellow flowers

Fruit: Globe shaped berries, often a blue-black color with a waxy coating

Leaf: Bold-textured, oval-cordate, deep-green leaves with broad coarse teeth on edges; wooly hairs on the undersides

Sun: Full sun, the more sun the sweeter the fruit

Water: Medium

Soil type & pH: Prefers deep, loamy, humus-rich soils and preforms well in gravelly loams – can tolerate a wide range of conditions but must have good drainage

Maintenance: High, depends on species

Suggested Use: Fruit production, decoration, ground-cover

Notes: Spreads by self-seeding and through animals.

Identification notes: Look for a vine climbing on other plants, it can crawl to the tops of trees or spread horizontally over low shrubs. Mature bark will be rough and will shred in strips.