The Rocamboles, hardnecks, are the most widely grown of the heirloom garlics. They possess outstanding flavor, but are not good storers. There are usually 6-11 cloves per bulb. One pound of bulbs averages 60 plants.
The German Red stock comes from German farmers in Idaho. The large bulbs are deep reddish-brown, cloves are light brown tipped with purple. This garlic has a strong, spicy flavor.
| Type | Spacing | Planting Depth | HZ | Maturation | |
| Rocambole | 6-8 in. | 3-4 in. | 1-6 | 240-270 Days |
Porcelain Garlics are hardnecks. Most varieties have pure white skins and cloves so large that they are often mistaken for elephant garlic. The individual cloves are usually crystal white, hence the name Porcelain. One pound of bulbs averages 40 plants. Porcelain Garlics produce the tallest plants of all garlic cultivars. Some Porcelain plants can reach a height of 7 feet.
Leningrad is an unusual Porcelain. The bulbs rarely contain more than 4 cloves, often 3 cloves. This cultivar actually comes from Belarus, not Russia and was referenced in the Fort Collins study. The Fort Collins Study is a rigorous scientific study, completed and published in 2004 at The National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado, which looked at the genetic differences between garlic clones being cultivated in North America. In this study Leningrad remotely was clustered with the Porcelains. This may explain why Leningrad cloves are not as large as other Porcelains. I find the Leningrad bulbs grown in my garden have good-to-excellent flavor and store better than other Porcelains.
| Type | Spacing | Planting Depth | HZ | Maturation | |
| Porcelain | 6-8 in. | 3-4 in. | 1-6 | 240-270 Days |
Porcelain Garlics are hardnecks. Most varieties have pure white skins and cloves so large that they are often mistaken for elephant garlic. The individual cloves are usually crystal white, hence the name Porcelain. One pound of bulbs averages 40 plants. Porcelain Garlics produce the tallest plants of all garlic cultivars. Some Porcelain plants can reach a height of 7 feet.
Georgian Fire was collected at the same time and in the same region as Georgian Crystal. When eaten raw it is more pungently flavored with more heat than Georgian Crystal. This cultivar, in general, produces slightly smaller and slightly more numerous cloves than Georgian Crystal.
| Type | Spacing | Planting Depth | HZ | Maturation | |
| Porcelain | 6-8 in. | 3-4 in. | 1-6 | 240-270 Days |
Artichoke Garlic, a softneck variety, is so named because the overlapping clove configuration around the bulb resembles an artichoke. The plants are vigorous and the bulbs are large. These garlics usually do not produce a seedhead, but may produce bulbils which will protrude from the lower part of the stem. Generally, Artichoke Garlics have 12-20 mildly flavored cloves. The mild flavor makes them a favorite of individuals who enjoy eating raw garlic. With some strains, the flavor may be intensified by cold winter growing. One pound of bulbs averages 80 plants.
Lorz Italian is one of the most popular garlics Harvesting History offers. The first bulbs were brought from Italy to Washington State’s Columbia Basin in the 1800s by the Lorz family. Its large outer cloves and the fact that it produces few inner cloves which can be problematic to use in culinary applications, soon made Lorz Italian a favorite. The cultivar was very productive and vigorous.
Lorz Italian has a rich, strong complex flavor with no vegetative or other less optimal flavor characteristics. It is known for enhancing flavors from a diversity of culinary offerings. This garlic cultivar is particularly well suited to the dry to arid regions of the Okanogan River Valley, but it also does well with summer heat.
| Type | Spacing | Planting Depth | HZ | Maturation | |
| Artichoke | 6-8 in. | 3-4 in. | 4-9 | 180-240 Days |
Of all the types of garlic available today, the Purple Stripes are genetically closest to the original species, and they are the ancestors of all of the garlic cultivars grown today. Purple Stripes and Glazed Purple Stripes need a vigorous winter to produce well. They will not thrive in the warmer climates. Marbled Purple Stripes do well in areas with mild winters and early warm springs.
Siberian was traded to some fishermen who were trading green vegetables with Eastern Siberian farmers subsisting only on root crops. This is an impressive cultivar. Although it may not be exceptional in any one attribute, it performs well in all. Unlike the other Purple Stripes, Siberian does well even in hotter climates. It produces large bulbs and large cloves with 5-7 dark brown cloves per bulb. It is among the better tasting Marbled Stripes.
| Type | Spacing | Planting Depth | HZ | Maturation | |
| Marbled Purple Stripe | 6-8 in. | 3-4 in. | 1-6 | 240-270 Days |
The Striped Garlics, hardnecks, are so named because of the striking purple stripes and blotches on the clove skins and bulb wrappers. These are the most beautiful of all the garlic varieties and they also have outstanding flavor.
Shatili is indigenous to the central mountain region of the Republic of Georgia. It was collected in 1986 at an elevation of 4,750 feet. It is exceptionally flavorful and stores for a long time.
| Type | Spacing | Planting Depth | HZ | Maturation | |
| Purple Stripe | 6-8 in. | 3-4 in. | 1-6 | 240-270 Days |
Of all the types of garlic available today, the Purple Stripes are genetically closest to the original species, and they are the ancestors of all of the garlic cultivars grown today. Purple Stripes and Glazed Purple Stripes need a vigorous winter to produce well. They will not thrive in the warmer climates. Marbled Purple Stripes do well in areas with mild winters and early warm springs.
Bogatyr was collected in the area of Moscow and some of the original germ plasm was donated to the Gatersleben Seed Bank in eastern Germany. This Marbled Purple Strip produces very large bulbs with large cloves. For a Marbled Purple Stripe, the bulbs are incredibly long-storing. It has a strong garlic flavor and is very hot when raw, particularly when grown in hot southern climates where it produces among the largest hardneck bulbs.
| Type | Spacing | Planting Depth | HZ | Maturation | |
| Marbled Purple Stripe | 6-8 in. | 3-4 in. | 1-6 | 240-270 Days |
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