Grape ‘Southern Home’ (Vitus rotundifolia)

Southern Home is a black interspecific hybrid muscadine and bunch grape that was released by J.A. Mortensen, J.W. Harris, D.L. Hopkins, and P.C. Andersen at the University of Florida in 1994 as an ornamental, dooryard grape for its vigor and unique leaf shape, resembling that of a maple leaf. It is also highly tolerant to many fungal diseases as well as Pierce’s disease. Additionally, it is an everbearing cultivar that produces ripe, uniform fruit. These berries begin to uniformly ripen in mid-August, with a few later clusters that may ripen into October or November, and they typically adhere to the vine for longer periods than other muscadine cultivars. 

Full sun to part sun. Grapes prefer a strong support to grow on.