Plant: deciduous vine to 20'

Origin: eastern North America, cultivar or hybrid of Vitis labrusca

Zone: 4 - 9

Flowers: Sweetly fragrant clusters of tiny flowers in spring. Grapes ripen through summer.

Foliage: lobed leaves. Yellow fall color.

Culture: sun to part shade. . Well-drained, fertile soil. High maintenance. Requires continual pruning and monitoring for heaviest crops. The flavor is the essence of grape, and the reason artificial grape flavors have purple coloring.