California wild grape

A fast-growing deciduous vine to 30′ tall.

It climbs on other plants or covers the ground with twisted, ropes of vine-covered in green leaves. In the fall the leaves turn many shades of orange and yellow. It will climb fences and other structures for a living wall.

Bunches of small and often sour but edible purple grapes hang from the vines in autumn. California Wild Grape is usually dioecious, meaning it has separate male and female plants, both of which are needed for fruit production.

Leaves provide luscious fall color and bees love the flowers.

Lifeform: Perennial

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies