grape 'Muscat Bleu'
grape vine (syn. Vitis vinifera 'Muscat Bleu')
A popular and reliable black dessert grape, ideal for beginners, 'Muscat Bleu' bears dark purplish-blue-skinned bunches of fruit with red flesh and a sweet ‘Muscat’ taste. Cropping well in most parts of the UK, it also shows good mildew resistance.
How to care for grape Muscat Bleu:
When planting incorporate plenty of well-rotted organic matter in to the planting hole. It will need some help to clamber up a tree, wall or pergola so you will need to provide some support and tie it in as it grows. Once it has developed a good framework you should shorten all the lateral shoots to within two or three buds from the main stem. It is essential that the majority of the pruning work is tackled in mid winter as the sap tends to 'bleed' at other times of the year, but you can cut back the odd over-long stem to a healthy bud in summer.
Flowering period:
- Jan
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- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Dec
Eventual height:
12m
Eventual spread:
4m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
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This climber is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
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Dogs: Harmful if eaten
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
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