Vitis vinifera 'Muller Thurgau'
Grape vine
Also known as Vitis vinifera 'Mueller Thurgau', Vitis 'Muller Thurgau'
- Height × spread
- 9m × 6m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
A hardy variety that was bred in Switzerland and which thrives out of doors in the UK. This has small green grapes that can be eaten or used to make wine. This has handsome foliage and can be grown as an ornamental. These can be grown for their ornamental foliage as well as their grapes. If grown for fruit it is best to read specialist literature to enable the very best pruning and management of your vine.
- Foliage colour
- Grey
- Autumn foliage
- Red-yellow
- Fruit colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 9m
- Spread
- 6m
- Height in 10 years
- 6m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- 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.
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
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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