Frost Grape
Vitis vulpina
Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Vitaceae
- Genus:
- Vitis
- Species:
- Vitis vulpina
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- More than 40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- may, jun
- Bloom Colors:
- White, Yellow
Native Range
United States: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Canada: Ontario
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon), Brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea), Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), Elegant Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina), Fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea), grapevine leafminer (Phyllocnistis vitegenella), Heliozela aesella, Phyllocnistis vitifoliella, Phyllocnistis vitigenella, Sheppard's plume moth (Geina sheppardi)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Thrives in floodplains and riverbanks