Grape Vine 'Victoria' – White Dessert Grape (3L Pot)

'Victoria' is a productive white dessert grape giving sweet, aromatic bunches from late summer into early autumn.

It is a woody deciduous climber, self fertile, and takes well to training: pergolas, arbours, trellises, cordons and warm walls all suit it, and it will grow in a large container. Trained hard it stays manageable; left alone a grape will run to ten metres and stop cropping properly.

The vine itself is fully hardy right across Britain, but hardiness and ripening are two different things: the grapes need a warm, sheltered, sunny spot, ideally against a south or west facing wall, to ripen properly outdoors. Give it fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Water in dry spells but never let it sit wet, feed while it is in active growth, and prune every winter back to the permanent framework. Most varieties ripen through August and September.

Supplied as a large, well established vine in a 3 litre pot.

Grapes and vine leaves are harmful to dogs.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Grape vine
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 3 to 10m tall by 2 to 5m across, depending on training
• Growth Habit: Vigorous deciduous climber, trained on wires or a support
• Perfect For: A warm south or west facing wall, pergolas, arches and large containers
• Foliage: Large, lobed green leaves turning gold in autumn
• Flowering Time: Early summer, small and easily missed
• Planting Position: Full sun, warm and sheltered. Grows well in a large container
• Soil Type: Well drained and fertile
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Maintenance: Prune hard every midwinter back to a permanent framework, and feed with a high potash feed once fruit sets
• Seasonal Interest: Summer and autumn
• Type: Grow your own