Australian Garlic

Celebrating and understanding our garlic groups and cultivars

Creole Group

Hardneck - Weakly Bolting

General Information

International name/s:

Flavour: Spicey, hot and rich.

Storage: Long

Growing location: Tasmania to Nothern NSW. South Australia and Southern WA.

Growing requirements: Hot, dry climates. Do not like warm humidity.

Planting and harvest: Mid season to late season

Bulb

Shape: Smaller, globe shaped usually symmetrical bulbs.

Skin colour and texture: Strong, glossy white sometimes with purple hue, but no striping or blotching.

Clove

Number and layout: 8 to 12 in one or two layers

Size and shape: Tall slender cloves with sharply angled inner edge.

Skin colour and texture: Bright red, burgundy, purple, bronze some with cream shading and striping. Occasionally pale pink or even white with pink top and bottom. Tight skins, hard to peel, easier after storage.

Plant

Size and shape: Small to medium in height.

Leaves: Narrow, blue-green, quite vertical. Often only 6 leaves but may be 8-10.

Young plants: Slender and upright.

Matures: Usually mid to late maturing

Scape: Although scapes classed as weakly bolting, stronger than others. Upside down U, some curl more. Remove scapes or they will adversely affect bulb size.

Umbel and beak: Long, slender, small umbel. Medium length beak.

Bulbils and flowers: Small to medium bulbils, usually more than 30, pale pink to purple skins. No or few flowers.