Purple Stripe Garlic
Purple stripe is the garlic many growers call the best-tasting of all, and the group botanists consider closest to garlic's wild ancestor. Vivid purple-streaked papers wrap cloves that turn sweet and rich when roasted. A hardy hardneck at home in cold and temperate gardens alike.
Purple stripe seed garlic we grow
Certified organic purple stripe seed stock, grown in volcanic soil and reserved for fall planting.
What sets purple stripe apart
Renowned for flavor
Often called the best-tasting garlic. Purple stripe roasts to a sweet, mellow richness that cooks and bakers prize.
Closest to wild garlic
The subgroup botanists consider nearest to garlic's original wild ancestor, the root of the whole family.
Wide cold range
Comfortable across a broad sweep of winters, roughly zones 3 through 8, from very cold gardens to temperate ground.
Vivid purple papers
Striking purple streaking on the papers and cloves, with a dozen or more cloves packed into each bulb.
Best climates for purple stripe
Purple stripe is one of the more cold-tolerant hardnecks, comfortable across roughly USDA zones 3 through 8. Like all true hardnecks it carries a vernalization requirement, meaning it needs a genuine cold period to split into a full head, so it rewards a real winter.
If flavor is what you are after, this is the group to plant. Purple stripe holds its shape and turns sweet in the oven, which is why it has such a following among cooks who roast and bake their garlic.
What growers say
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