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Grape vine
Plant·Vitis vinifera
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 6–9
Hardiness
Grape vine (Vitis vinifera) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs. It grows well with white clover and hyssop.
Through the year
DormantLeafing outFloweringFruitingReady to harvest
Works well with
from wiki dataWHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 5.5–7.5
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Draws up potassium, calcium, magnesium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives fruit (edible grapes)
Gives mulch biomass (moderate)
Gives shade (moderate)
Provides potassium
Provides calcium
Provides magnesium
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Climber
Height300–1700 cm
Spacing250 cm (min 150 cm)
Root depthDeep
Width200–500 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by cuttings, grafting, seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 3 yr
Doesn't self-seed on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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