Vitis coignetiae

Vitis coignetiae, called "Japanese vine" or "decorative grape" in Dutch, is a very decorative, deciduous climbing vine with a powerful upright shape and large, three to five-lobed, rounded leaves that turn a beautiful bronze to scarlet red in autumn. This vitis flowers in June and July with inconspicuous greenish fragrant flowers and in late summer followed by small black to purplish black berries. Vitis coignetae likes a position in full sun or partial shade with a southern or western orientation and prefers a neutral to calcareous soil. The plant is hardy, drought tolerant, attracts bees and butterflies and is suitable for wall plantings, trellis and fencing.