Vitis Purpurea
Dyers Grape
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Common Name: Dyer's Grape
Latin Name: Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
Soil: Any Fertile, Humus rich, well drained
Position: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.
Hardiness: Full frost hardy down to -15°C (needs no winter protection)
Flowering Period: May to June
Flowering Colour: Insignificant flowers
Eventual Height/Spread: 6m x 5.5m
Special features: Grey green foliage that turns a very attractive dark purple in autumn.
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' is most attractive deciduous, fast growing, tendrilled vine grown mainly for its grey-green foliage that turns a dark purple in autumn. It produces dark purple sour grapes, very attractive to birds, which look very ornamental against the leaves. It will need some support from the start as the leaf mass gets fairly weighty. Dyer's Grape is best suited to roam freely, perhaps around a tree, or to brighten a long stretch of wall or fence.