Vitis vinifera Cottage Pink buds open up to

Pink buds open up to pale-pink flowers in March to April then fade to white before giving way to lush

dark-green needles

The needles then fall to leave a haze of greyish red branches through the wiinter

the young foliage is tinted a lustrous bronze

Vitis vinifera Cottage Pink buds open up toNative to the Mediterranean, the common grape vine is an old cultivated species dating back to the Neolithic Era, 10,000 2000 BC. It is a liana, a woody climber, with rounded 3 5 lobed, toothed leaves, grey hairy at first. Produces spherical berries (grapes) up to 3cm long which can be green, red or purple (black). Grow in well drained soil. H5