🍇 Muscadine Grape Vine
Vitis rotundifolia
Vine
☀️ Sun
Full sun (8+ hours)
💧 Water
Low to moderate; more heat and humidity tolerant than V. vinifera
🗺️ Zones
7–9
📏 Spacing
16–20 ft
📐 Height
Climbing vine; 10–30 ft with trellis support
🧪 Soil pH
5.5–6.5
⏱️ Maturity
3–5 years to first harvest
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (7)
🤝 Clover
Good companion — Muscadine Grape Vine and Clover grow well together.
Good companion — Muscadine Grape Vine and Marigold grow well together.
Good companion — Muscadine Grape Vine and Yarrow grow well together.
Good companion — Muscadine Grape Vine and Chives grow well together.
Good companion — Muscadine Grape Vine and Garlic grow well together.
Good companion — Muscadine Grape Vine and Hyssop grow well together.
🤝 Another Muscadine (self-fertile or male)
Good companion — Muscadine Grape Vine and Another Muscadine (self-fertile or male) grow well together.
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Shade trees
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Poorly drained soils
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
📝 Growing Notes
Muscadines are native to the American Southeast and thrive in hot, humid conditions where European wine grapes fail completely. They are highly disease-resistant and tolerate Southern climate extremes. Self-sterile varieties need a self-fertile or male pollinator nearby; all muscadines require a sturdy trellis system as they are vigorous growers.