riverbank grape
Vitis riparia
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 35 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White , yellow , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Riverbank grape (Vitis riparia) is a vine for pollinator gardens, food gardens, and specimen use. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows fast and can trail or climb 35 feet or more. Fragrant yellow-green flowers open in small, loose spikes, and bluish-black berries follow. Songbirds, gamebirds, waterfowl, and mammals relish the fruit.
Pairs well with White oak, Virginia rose, Indian grass, and Sensitive fern.
Native range
AR, CO, CT, DC, and 34 more places. See all 38
AR, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY; AB, MB, NB, ON, and QC.