Wild Wine (Vitis vinifera), more precisely the virgin vine, is one of the most popular and sometimes most widespread climbing plants in domestic ornamental gardens, along with ivy. Well-established plants are widely known and even enrich entire house gables or garden sheds with their colorful foliage. But how fast does wild wine grow? You will find everything you need to know about your growth from us in a simple and understandable way.
The growth
Generally speaking, the wild wine is considered to grow very quickly and intensely:
- Very dense and strongly branching growth
- Length increase per growth period (year) between 1.5 and 2.0 meters
- Growth width of single plants up to 4 meters
- Achievable total size per plant of 10 to 15 meters in height
In order for this intensive growth to be possible, however, the wild wine must find sufficiently good framework conditions.
The conditions
Like most plants, light, water and nutrients are the parameters of possible growth for the creeper, which is correctly called the maiden vines. Especially in the case of wild wine, there is also sufficient space in which the length and width of growth described above are unhindered
is possible.The site
The more suitable the location for the young fern, the better it develops and the more lush its growth. Your preferred location looks like this:
- Sunny location
- weather-protected location
- There is a possibility of climbing
Using a specific example, the perfect place for the wild wine could be, for example, a house wall or a trellis, on which it can climb and which in particular protects it from the wind. Oriented to the southeast or east, it is very well exposed to the sun and under these conditions can unfold its striking, yellow to red colored foliage in full splendor in autumn.
Tip: Did you know that the wild wine is considered "smoke hard"? This means that he can cope well with bad or polluted air. This makes it very suitable for vertical greening of house walls in the stand area or even in a commercial or traffic-related environment.
Since the plant is considered to be very adaptable and resilient, it also gets along well in less optimal locations. Above all
partially shaded areas hardly bother her. However, the autumn color of the leaves is then less intense.The planting distance
While Wilder Wein easily finds its own way in the direction of growth, it requires space for unimpaired growth in the lateral direction. If the plant is pushed too quickly by neighboring plants, this also affects the general growth in size. It is therefore recommended for planting:
- Lateral distance to the next virgin vine at least 2.00 m
- Choose the same distance from other strong and growing plants
- Per house wall, trellis side, etc. only one plant, replant later if necessary
Soil and supplies
In addition to sun and space, the soil is of course also of fundamental importance for the growth of wild wine. It thrives particularly well in a soil with these properties:
- Rich in nutrients
- High permeability
- Fresh to slightly moist
- No waterlogging
- Profound
- Loamy
Sufficient moisture is particularly important for the plant. It should therefore be watered regularly, especially in summer, but only moderately. Because it reacts very sensitively to waterlogging and acknowledges this with poor growth and a less pronounced blaze of colors in the autumn leaves.
Tip: Due to its great adaptability, the virgin vine itself can cope with soils that deviate completely from its preferences. However, if it grows on sandy soil, for example, less intensive growth and increased expenditure on water supply must be expected.
You can get through the wild wine in less than ideal surroundings
Support fertilizers. However, this should only be done in moderation and should be discontinued in autumn. Otherwise, shoots may grow vigorously until the end, but no longer fully mature before the onset of frost. You acknowledge this fact with a much lower frost hardness and foreseeable frost damage until the coming spring.The climbing aid
Finally, let's look at the most important aspect of the growth of wild wine for many hobby gardeners. As a climbing plant, it is able to climb up tool sheds, pergolas, house walls or special trellises. However, not every type of virgin vine can do this without help. Most of the 13 known varieties hold themselves in place with so-called adhesive discs. In this way they can even overgrown smooth stone walls. The gardeners especially notice the adhesive discs when pruning, when the branches have been removed, The plants, however, have these adhesive disks as barely detachable remnants on the wall remain.
However, there are also individual species, such as the common virgin vine (Tarthhenocissus Vitacea), which do not have these helpful adhesive discs. It is therefore necessary for a comparably successful growth in height on climbing aids in the form of rough wooden slats, tension wires, etc. reliant. Compared to its conspecifics, it also advances more slowly overall. To do this, however, it can be cut back much more easily, as there is no need to remove the adhesive disks from the substrate.
Tip: Before planting the wild wine, it is essential to check the subsoil for damage. If the shoots find a perfect hold in crevices and cracks, they take advantage of this and in the long run can cause considerable damage to plaster or masonry!