''Vitis'' 'Ornamental Grape', also known as ornamental grapevine, Ganzin glory, glory vine and crimson glory, is a nonfruiting

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

that is a

hybrid Hybrid may refer to: Science * Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species ** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...

of ''

Vitis vinifera ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are curre ...

'' (

Aramon noir Aramon or Aramon noir is a variety of red wine grape grown primarily in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Between the late 19th century and the 1960s, it was France's most grown grape variety, but plantings of Aramon have been in continuous ...

) and ''

Vitis rupestris ''Vitis rupestris'' is a species of grape native to the United States that is known by many common names including July, Coon, sand, sugar, beach, bush, currant, ingar, rock, and mountain grape. It is used for breeding several French-American hy ...

'' (

Alicante Ganzin Alicante Ganzin is a red French wine grape variety. Unlike most ''Vitis vinifera'' wine grapes, Alicante Ganzin is a teinturier with dark flesh that produces red juice. Most varieties used to produce red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syra ...

).Ganzin, V. (1882). Les premiers hybrids d'Aramon par V. rupestris. Vigne arnér. Vitic. Europe 6:78-81.

Origins

The vine was bred in 1879 by Victor Ganzin (1838-1900 in

Le Pradet Le Pradet (; oc, Lo Pradet) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Olive oil, vegetables and wine grape (including rare Tibouren variety used for rose wine) are produced in the lo ...

near

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

in France, who had anticipated to mix the fruit characteristics of V. vinifera with V. Rupestris's resistant feature to root damage by

phylloxera Grape phylloxera is an insect pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America. Grape phylloxera (''Daktulosphaira vitifoliae'' (Fitch 1855) belong to the family Phylloxeridae, within the order Hemiptera, bugs ...

. It was collected at the

CSIRO The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentar ...

Merbein Merbein is a town just north of Mildura, Victoria, in the Sunraysia region of Australia. It is on the Calder Highway between Mildura and the Murray River crossing at the Abbotsford Bridge to Curlwaa. At the , the town had a population of 1,981. ...

, where it was imported from the Viticultural Research Station at

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in 1963 and was called 'Tinto' (syn. `Teinturier Male').

Description

The ornamental grape is hardy and generally nonfruiting, vigorously growing, deciduous

vine A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselv ...

with glossy leaves that have a coppery colour when young which mature to greyish green, and would then turn to

amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In Ma ...

and orange in early autumn, and would become a brilliant scarlet or

crimson Crimson is a rich, deep red color, inclining to purple. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, ''Kermes vermilio'', but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colo ...

by mid-autumn. The leaves tend to be entire to moderately three-lobed, having a thin V-shaped

petiolar In botany, the petiole () is the stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem, and is able to twist the leaf to face the sun. This gives a characteristic foliage arrangement to the plant. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole in som ...

sinus Sinus may refer to: Anatomy * Sinus (anatomy), a sac or cavity in any organ or tissue ** Paranasal sinuses, air cavities in the cranial bones, especially those near the nose, including: *** Maxillary sinus, is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, ...

. The leaves and shoots are representative of hybrids between Vitis vinifera and

. It grows to a height of 32 metres and reaches a width of 3 metres and, like the other Vitis species, it climbs by using twining

tendril In botany, a tendril is a specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape used by climbing plants for support and attachment, as well as cellular invasion by parasitic plants such as ''Cuscuta''. There are many plants that have tendr ...

Inflorescence and fruit

The vine produces numerous

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

s of male flowers with plenteous

pollen Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophyt ...

and a strong fragrance. The inflorescences would then abscess, but occasionally a few flowers produce functional

ovaries The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system that produces an ovum. When released, this travels down the fallopian tube into the uterus, where it may become fertilized by a sperm. There is an ovary () found on each side of the body. T ...

and at times develop some very small blackish fruit if the climate allows it to, though they don't normally last on the plant and they tend to taste bitter, although birds consume them.

Cultivation

In Australia, the vine is grown for its impressive leaves that turn brilliant red, scarlet, purple and as well as orange in autumn. Easily grown from cuttings, it thrives in a range of climates from hot and dry, to cool moist and subtropical, but would colour best in cooler climates under a sunny spot. It is grown widely in

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and has been popular in the state since the early 20th century. It is also present in

Mildura Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area had ...

and is cultivated elsewhere in

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and

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, where it is usually grown over a

pergola A pergola is most commonly an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. The ...

or fence. It is oftentimes called 'Ornamental Grape', but is sold by nurseries under a number of different names, such as 'Crimson Glory', 'Glory Vine', 'Alicante Bouschet', `Teinturier' or `Teinturier Male'. It can get fungal leaf diseases in humid coastal climates.Ornamental Grape
by

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Gallery

File:Ornamental grapevine.jpg, Leaves changing colour with season File:Ornamental grapevine2.jpg, Trailing on trellis File:Vitis vinifera ornamental.jpg, Growing on pergola File:Ganzin glory grapevine.jpg, Purplish red fall foliage File:Ornamental grapevine flowers.jpg, Green leaves with emerging inflorescence File:Ornamental grapevine inflorescence.jpg, Close view of the sweet-scented inflorescence

References