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Garlic and Garden Resource Links 		Purple Stripe Plant
Species Allium sativuum; Subspecies ophioscorodon

  Named because of the bright purple streaks and blotches on both bulb wrappers & clove skins, these are the most attractive looking garlics. They are also very flavorful, usually winning "best baked garlic" taste tests conducted by Rodale, Sunset Magazine, Martha Stewart and others.

  Most strains have 8 to 12 cloves per bulb (more than Rocambole) so clove size is slightly smaller. Cloves are noticeably tallish and crescent shaped. They store slightly longer than Rocamboles & peel almost as easily.
  Purple Stripe plants are distinctive from Rocamboles because their leaves grow at wider angles to the stem. Flower stalks may make perfect 270 degree curls that leave bulbil capsules floating and bobbing in the air like birds in flight. Plant height & shape vary of individual strains vary significantly.
Glazed Group - a subvariety of Purple Stripe

  These include four beautiful strains that appear Purple Stripe in all respects except that bulb and clove colors are a royal purple tinged with subtle, shiny gold and/or silver hues. Cloves are not as tallish and elongated as standard Purple Stripes and there are fewer cloves per bulb. They mature slightly sooner than standard Purple Stripes.
Marbled Group - a subvariety of Purple Stripe

  These are an interesting and enigmatic group. While the plants are more similar to Purple Stripes, the bulbs can easily be mistaken for Rocamboles. When broken apart bulbs display characteristics of both Rocambole and Porcelains. However, isozyme testing by Pooler & Simon put them within the Purple Stripe variety. Bulb wrappers tend to be mottled rather than striped. Most strains have only 4 to 7 cloves per bulb which can be easily counted without removing bulb wrappers. Storage is slightly longer than either Rocamboles or standard Purple Stripes.


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Standard Purple Stripe strains available for Fall 2008 Shipment only.
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Marbled Purple Stripe strains available for Fall 2008 Shipment only.
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Glazed Purple Stripe strains available for Fall 2008 Shipment only.
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