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Vitis riparia
Frost Grape (Riverbank Grape)
This strong-growing, climbing vine has glossy, green leaves, fragrant, white flowers, and small, sour, edible berries.
- » Drooping panicles with small, five-petaled, yellowish-green flowers
- » Blooms have a sweet, musky fragrance
- » Small, green berries age to deep purple
- » Grapes are edible but very sour
- » Large, green, three-lobed, serrated leaves are 10 cm by 15 cm
- » Main stems have a shaggy, reddish-brown bark
- » Will climb up trees and fences by tendrils
- » Bloom Time: June
- » Flower Size: 12 cm
- » Ripens: Summer
1gal
Staked
$30.63
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist to Average |
Growth Rate
| • | Fast |
Attributes
| • | Native to Ontario |
| • | Berries |
| • | Deciduous |
| • | Edible |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Fragrant |
| • | Juglan Tolerant |
Flowering Time
| • | Lt. Spr-Sum |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Landscape uses
| • | Ground cover |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Roadside planting |
| • | Screening (privacy) |
| • | Woodland/woods edge |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Vitis riparia
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Vitis riparia
Vitis riparia grows in a moist to average soil, in full sun to partial shade. It grows from one central taproot and is often seen growing up hydro poles and on fences in dry ditches.