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Teinturier grape

Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' (O/B)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Vitis
Family: Vitaceae

About this plant

'Purpurea' is a vigorous large tendril-climber with deeply-lobed leaves purple in summer, deepening in late summer and crimson-tinted in autumn. Insignificant greenish flowers followed by deep purple grapes

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Alkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Vigorous decorative vine with inedible fruits, ideal for sun or partial shade in a well-drained soil, especially in a neutral or alkaline soil

Pruning

Pruning group 11 in midwinter and in midsummer, pruning group 12 for formal training

Propagation

Propagate by layering or hardwood cuttings

Pests

May get glasshouse red spider mite and brown scale; mealybugs are a problem under glass

Diseases

May be affected by powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio ContainerLow Maintenance

Planting Places

ConservatoryWall Trained

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years