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As for the types of garlic you can grow, there are two main varieties: softneck, which keeps for many months and features a flexible stem, and hardneck, which has a stiff stem.
A geophyte (earth+plant) is a plant with an underground storage organ including true bulbs, corms, tubers, tuberous roots, enlarged hypocotyls, and rhizomes. Most plants with underground stems are geophytes but not all plants that are geophytes have underground stems. Geophytes are often physiologically active even when they lack leaves.
Many gardeners like to cure garlic by braiding together the stems of 6 to 10 bulbs and hanging the bundles to cure. Braid similar varieties together and label them to keep track of different ...
All parts of the plant have a strong garlic odour.The underground bulb is 1–2 cm diameter, with a fibrous outer layer. The main (flower) stem grows to 30–120 cm tall, bearing 2–4 leaves and an apical inflorescence 2–5 cm diameter comprising a number of small bulbils and none to a few flowers, subtended by a basal bract.
The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [9] [10] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic". [11] The decision to include a species in the genus Allium is taxonomically difficult, and species boundaries are unclear. Estimates of the number of species are as low as 260, [12] and as high as ...
Plant it and a new garlic plant will arise. The germ starts out white, but it turns green when it sprouts. Time, as well as exposure to humidity or light, can affect the sprouting process.
The inflorescence is an umbel of six to 20 white flowers, lacking the bulbils produced by some other Allium species such as Allium vineale (crow garlic) and Allium oleraceum (field garlic). [ 9 ] [ 8 ] [ 10 ] The flowers are star-like with six white tepals , about 16–20 mm (0.63–0.79 in) in diameter, with stamens shorter than the perianth.
The tender green center is actually the beginning of a new garlic plant and have a mild grassy flavor, according to a report by Cook's Illustrated. The bitterness actually comes from the clove itself.