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| Category: Vine |
| Family: Vitaceae (Grapes) |
| Flower Color: Greenish White |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Height: 10-16 feet |
| Width: Spreading |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' (Purpleleaf Grape) - A large deciduous cold hardy vine with 10 to 20 foot stems. In spring the newly emerging palmately lobed leaves are green, blushed with burgundy tones and fuzzy with white hairs. The leaves, which mature to nearly 6 inches long and wide, darken as the summer season progresses to deeper shades or burgundy and purple. In fall the leaves turn more of a deep red color before dropping. Small fragrant greenish-white flowers are produced in spring followed by deep purple edible grapes in the fall that are particularly attractive with the similarly colored foliage. Plant in full sun to part shade and irrigate occasionally to infrequently once established. Hardy to at least 0° F. Best in an open area with good air circulation to prevent mildew on the leaves. An interesting foliage color form of the common wine or table grape. It is an attractive plant on it own when planted along a wall, trellis, fence or through trees or anything that offers support or mixed in with other vines. The fruit of these grapes is sweet but surrounded by bitter skin. Winner in 1993 of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit form the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). The name of the genus used by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 came from the Latin name for the grapevine and thought to originated from a Proto-Indo-European language meaning "that which twines or bends". The specific epithet is Latin meaning "wine-bearing". Other common names for this cultivar include Tenturier Grape, Red-Leafed Grape and Purple-leaved Vine. The names with colors are for the leaf colors but Teinturier Grapes are so named for the flesh of the fruit and juice being red in color due to anthocyanin pigments within the pulp of the fruit and not the skin such as is the case of most red wine grape varieties. Our cutting stock from Suncrest Nurseries when they closed down in 2023.
Information displayed on this page about Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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