Botanical Name: Vitis girdiana
Common Name: Desert wild grape
Type of Plant: dicot: vine
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a vigorously growing, sprawling or mounding woody vine when unsupported; climbs through the canopies of supporting trees or shrubs by means of tendrils
Height variable-to50'
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors tolerates most, including heavy shade; prefers full sun
Soil thrives in sandy or rocky soils; tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 12-24): best suited in warm low-elevation site
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate, round to heart-shaped, 3-5 lobed; 4"-8" long, with a coarsely dentate margin; upper surface dark green, lower paler green, with prominent veination and soft-hairy surface
Flowers inconspicuous, greenish, in dense clusters; April - June
Fruit a berry: round, bluish-black, 1/4" diameter, edible
 
Propagation:
seed or hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
an excellent fast-growing vine for covering fences, walls, arbors, etc., if kept in bounds by pruning can be used for screening; valued for its attractive foliage
 
Landscape Care:
Watering thrives with an occasional irrigation during summer months; tends to drop foliage early if severely drought-stressed
Fertilizing none required after establishment
Pruning head back strongly, as needed, to keep in bounds
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: desert/coastal foothill canyons of Southern California
Family: Vitaceae

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