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Vitis heyneana

Vitis heyneana
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0

Vitis heyneana is a climbing vine in the grape family native to Asia, found from the Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan, growing in shrubby or forest areas from near sea level up to about 3200 m. It is grown for its dark purple-black grape-like berries, and it needs a climbing support and full sun to fruit well.

Family
Vitaceae (Grape family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells once established, letting the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy loam with good organic content.
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C once established; protect young plants from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to Taiwan
Climate
temperate

About

Vitis heyneana is a species of climbing vine in the grape family endemic to Asia. It can be found in shrubby or forested areas, from almost sea-level, to 3200 meters above. It has globose berries (10–13 mm diam.) that are purple to almost black.

Other Vitis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vitis heyneana 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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