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Vitis ‘Isabella’

Wine Grape 'Isabella'
Decoration form leaves, fruits
Color of flowers ---
Flowering month ---
Annual growth 1-2 m
Aspect sun, 3/4 sun, 1/2 sun
Frost hardiness Zones 5 - 9
Density on 1m2 1
Evergreen plant no

A plentiful cultivar of dark purple sweet fruit ripening in September. Robust and hardy.


WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Dessert fruit, sweet, large, dark purple with a waxy coating; on ground-grown plants ripening in IX. Small, compact bunches. Leaves large, ornamental, turn beautiful yellow in autumn.

HOW IT GROWS: A climber using tendrils for support. Strong-growing, reaches 10 m – 2 m per year.

WHERE TO PLANT: Sunny and warm site required. Soil average, humus-rich or clayish, of neutral or slightly acidic pH. The cultivar is disease resistant.  Hardy (zone 5–9).

HOW TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN: Before planting immerse the plant container in water for 10-30 min.  Place the root ball in a 40 x 40 x 40 cm hole with a 10 cm layer of well-rotten manure or compost, 0.5-1 cm deeper than it was before. Fill the hole with fertile soil. The plants should be spaced at least 30 cm from other plants or from a wall. Prune moderately. To encourage high quality yield, the yearly pruning should be performed (usually in winter, around the second half of February). Frost insulation recommended for ground-grown plants.

HOW TO APPLY: Suitable for amateur cultivation, recommended for training along large garden constructions eg. arbours and pergolas.

ORIGIN: U.S.A.