Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
Ornamental grape vine 'Purpurea', Purple leaved grape vine, Teinturier grape
Also known as Vitis 'Purpurea'
- Height × spread
- 6m × 6m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Spring, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This purple-leaved grape vine is grown particularly for its leaves. These start life covered in a whitish down, quickly evolving to claret red, then changing to plum-purple for the summer and achieving a deep purple in autumn. There are grapes, in theory at least. The leaves are handsome, toothy, rounded and distinctive, like extravagant maple leaves. The fruit is said to have an unpleasant taste.
- Foliage colour
- Purple, Red
- Spring foliage
- Claret red
- Autumn foliage
- Deep purple
- Fruit colour
- Blue
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 6m
- Spread
- 6m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Spring, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Mediterranean garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Dry soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Bird attraction, Sensory garden (tactile)
- Walls
- East, South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Compost · Outdoors
Cactus epiphytic
Use a mix of 60% houseplant loam compost 40% perlite for epiphytic cactii when repotting.
Compost · Planting
Perlite with compost
Use perlite mixed with compost for repotting to make sure the compost is free draining.
Compost · Planting
Multi-purpose compost
Use a good quality peat-free multi-purpose compost when growing in pots and containers.
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