Canyon Grape
Vitis arizonica
Canyon grape is a vigorous Southwestern grapevine that drapes desert canyons and washes, bearing small sweet-tart grapes devoured by birds and mammals. Heat- and drought-hardy once established; give it support and room.
- Family
- Vitaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–30 ft
- Spacing
- 10–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~79 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, NM, NV, TX, UT