Delaware Grape Plant – Vitis labrusca Live Vine | Early Ripening Red Table Grape with Sweet Mild Flavor

Delaware Grape Plant Overview

Grow a classic American grape variety with the Delaware Grape Plant (Vitis labrusca), known for its early ripening and refined flavor. This deciduous fruiting vine produces small clusters of rosy red berries that offer a sweet, mild, and fruity taste, making it ideal for fresh eating and winemaking.

Key Features

• Early ripening red grape variety
• Sweet, mild, and fruity flavor with less “foxy” taste compared to other labrusca grapes
• Versatile use for fresh consumption, juice, jelly, and specialty wines including sparkling and ice wines
• Self-fertile and suitable for container growing with support
• Healthy starter vine ready to grow

Growing Information

• Plant Type: Deciduous fruiting vine
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil: Deep, fertile, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Mature Height: 10–20+ feet with support
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–8
• Harvest Season: Early season
• Pollination: Self-fertile
• Container Friendly: Yes, with support

For best fruit quality, provide full sun and good air circulation. Annual pruning is recommended to improve yield and maintain vine health.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.