Bogatyr Purple Stripe Garlic are very large bulbs with thick, purple striped bulb skin that becomes more striped on its inner layers. Close to the cloves, the skin is almost completely purple.
There will be 5 to 7 very large cloves with easy-to-peel skin that is dark brown with purple flushes. The cloves have pointed tips.
It has a very hot taste that lasts about a minute, with an aftertaste.
The flavour stands up well to cooking.
The garlic belongs to the purple stripe sub-group of hardneck garlic.
Storage Hints
Bogatyr Purple Stripe Garlic is amongst the best storers in the hardneck group, from 7 to 9 months.