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riverbank grape
Vitis riparia
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.0 ft. to 40.0 ft.
Spread: 20.0 ft. to 40.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Vine
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
- Water Requirements
- Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains, Riparian
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- Green Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Spreads Above Ground
- Design Considerations
- Edible Fruit, Screening
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
4, 5 - Soil Type
- Nutrient Rich, Neutral pH
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Provide structure for vine to grow on. Fruit is very sour and probably best left for wildlife.
This is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.