About
A vigorous grape vine for greenhouse or protected cultivation, used as a dessert grape, dried fruit and a produces a sweet wine. Abundant, big bunches of large, aromatic, golden-green grapes with a sweet muscat flavour, ready for picking in late autumn.
About the genus
Vitis are vigorous deciduous climbing shrubs with tendrils and attractively lobed leaves, insignificant green flowers followed by often edible fruits; some have excellent autumn foliage colour
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAlkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectWest-facing, South-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH5
Plant details
Plant typeFruit Edible, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitClimbing
FoliageDeciduous
Height8-12 metres
Spreadwider than 8 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesMediterranean climate plants
ToxicityPets (dogs): Harmful if eaten whether fruits are edible or ornamental - for further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Care notes
CultivationAlthough the plants are hardy this cultivar needs to be grown in a greenhouse or conservatory, with heat in the autumn, to produce a decent crop. The vines require regular attention including feeding and watering, pruning and thinning, pest and disease control. See indoor grape cultivation for details
PruningThe main pruning time is early winter (Nov-Dec) but pinching and thinning are needed throughout the growing season. See Grape pruning
PropagationPropagate by hardwood cuttings in late autumn or winter, or by softwood cuttings or semi-ripe cuttings from late spring to midsummer or grafting onto Phylloxera resistant rootstocks
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to grapevine blister mite, glasshouse red spider mite, brown scale, woolly vine scale and spotted wing drosophila (fruit fly) and may be susceptible to mealybugs under glass
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to Powdery mildews, grey moulds, honey fungus and virus diseases. For further advice see grapevine diseases