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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

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  • Category:Vines
  • Hardiness Zone:2
  • Height:10-15 m
  • Spread:8-10 m
  • Bloom Color: Yellow
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
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
Habit
• Climbing
• Trailing
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Ground cover
• Naturalizing
• Roadside planting
• Screening (privacy)
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Vitis riparia

Native to Ontario

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.