Australian Garlic
Celebrating and understanding our garlic groups and cultivars
Glazed Purple Stripe Group
Hardneck - Strongly Bolting
This cultivar falls into the Artichoke Group, Type 2 and shares its evolution with others in this sub-group from Formosan to Taiwanese and Taiwanese Purple. Long time grower Roger Schmitke selected bulbs from this heritage that produced larger bulbs and cloves then other cultivars grown in the 80s and 90s. These went to Queensland’s Gatton Research Station and over a 6 year period they were grown and selected and replanted, selecting only the biggest and best bulbs and cloves. In 1997 Southern Glen named and released. See the Production of Garlic here
This day-length neutral cultivar is a very important cultivar for growers in warmer more northern regions.
General Information
International name/s:
Flavour: Good flavour
Storage: Medium storage
Growing location: Cooler regions of NSW and Victoria, Tasmania
Growing requirements: Does best in cold climates and regions with cold winters, warm springs and hot, but not too hot, dry summers. Will often grow well in warmer regions for a few years but then decline.
Planting and harvest: Late planting and maturing.
Bulb
Shape: Symmetrical globe.
Skin colour and texture: Silvery- or golden-glazed purple-striped skins. Striping often not as prominent as Turban Group
Clove
Number and layout: Single layer 6-9 cloves
Size and shape: Plumper than Standard Purple Stripe.
Skin colour and texture: Purple to bronze cloves with a silvery- or golden-glaze and more intense colours than Purple Stripe. Easy to peel.
Plant
Size and shape: Robust but slender and upright, very tall.
Leaves: Slender and upright
Young plants:
Matures: Late to mature.
Scape: Slender scape with strong, 3⁄4 to full curl before straightening. Cut scapes to increase bulb size
Umbel and beak: Long, slender beak
Bulbils and flowers: Small, purple bulbils, usually more than 100, with numerous flowers.
Artichoke Group
Silverskin Group
Subtropical Group
Asiatic Group
Creole Group
Middle Eastern Group
Turban Group
- Flinders Island Purple
- Glamour
- Italian Purple
- Monaro Purple
- Ontos Purple
- Shandong
- Tasmanian Purple
- White Crookneck
- Xian