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Vitis bellula

Vitis bellula
Photo: Xu - Yongfu, CC BY 4.0

Vitis bellula is a Chinese woody climbing vine in the grape family, native to forest margins and hillsides in southern and central China. It is grown mainly for its small purplish-black grapes and as a hardy ornamental climber, and its key requirement is a sunny spot with good drainage.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells once established, letting the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained loam, tolerant of a range of soil types
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C once established; protect young plants from severe frost
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
China (Sichuan, Hubei)
Climate
temperate

About

Vitis bellula, commonly known as the beautiful grape or small leaf hair grape, is a Chinese liana (woody vine) in the grape family. It is native to the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, and Sichuan. The plant grows at elevations of 400–1,600 m (1,300–5,200 ft) and bears medium-sized purplish-black grapes.

Other Vitis plants

Mapleleaf grape · Vitis adenoclada · Summer grape · Amur grape · Canyon grape · Vitis balansana · Autumn grape · Birch-leaf grape · Vitis blancoi · North China Grape · California wild grape · Champin's grape

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vitis bellula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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