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Climber Wall ShrubFruit Edible

Vitis 'Reliance' (O/R/S)
  • RHS AGM

grape 'Reliance'

A grape suitable for outdoor cultivation producing sweet, firm fruit. It is early-maturing and makes medium-sized bunches of red dessert grapes in September - making it well suited to northern growers due its speed to maturity. This variety shows some resisitance to fungal diseases

Synonyms
Vitis vinifera 'Reliance'
Vitis 'Reliance Seedless'
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Size
Ultimate height
Higher than 12 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
4–8 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Green Green
Autumn Yellow Red Pink
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Vitaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Climbing, Spreading branched
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

Name status

Accepted

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How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a warm, sheltered spot trained horizontally for best fruit production. See grape cultivation

Propagation

Propagate 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

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Edible fruit
  • Climber and wall shrubs
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning

Pruning is required to encourage flowering and fruiting, and to increase air circulation and so reduce the risk of disease: see grape pruning and training

Pests

May be susceptible to grapevine blister mite, glasshouse red spider mite, brown scale, woolly vine scale and spotted wing drosophila (fruit fly)

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews, grey moulds, honey fungus and virus diseases. For further advice see grapevine diseases

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