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Valiant Grape
Valiant Grape
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Valiant is one of the most cold hardy grape cultivars, tolerating temperatures near −40°C. Its medium dark blue seeded grapes ripen early and are used for juice, wine, and fresh eating.
Developed at South Dakota State University, Valiant combines native Vitis riparia with Vitis labrusca ancestry. The vigorous vines have moderate resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2Tolerates cold near minus 40
- Mature size
- Vines of 15 to 20 ftVigorous
- Fruit
- Medium dark blue grapes with seedsFor juice, wine and fresh eating
- Season
- Ripens early
- Disease
- Moderate resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew
- Site and soil
- Full sun, on a sturdy trellis or arbourPrune every year
More about this plant
From South Dakota
Valiant was developed at South Dakota State University. It combines the native riverbank grape, Vitis riparia, with Vitis labrusca, and is one of the most cold hardy grapes grown.
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
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