Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Riverbank Grape - TreeTime.ca

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Riverbank Grape

Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie

Vitis riparia

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Jahns Prairie Gooseberry
Riverbank Grape

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry produces large, delicious red fruit.

Found in the Red Deer River valley by Dr. Otto Jahn in 1984. This cultivar was found to resist insects and disease, tolerate frost, and produce high quality fruit.

The Riverbank Grape, also known as the Frost Grape, or Wild Grape, is a cold-hardy variety that produces fragrant white flowers in the spring and then tart, purple grapes late in the summer.

The Riverbank Grape is a vigorous grower that attracts lots of wildlife, who enjoy the fruit and flowers. This plant is native to North America, and is also highly resistant to fungal diseases, making this a great addition to your city gardens. This plant does best with a trellis.

Note: We do not ship grape vines to BC due to regulatory restrictions from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry Quick Facts

Riverbank Grape Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Fall colour: yellow
Bark: yellow-red to brown
Flowers: fragrant white
Berries: red-pink berries
Berries: purple
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tart
Harvest: mid to late July
Harvest: late summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: frost grape, wild grape