Shantung Purple Garlic has flaky, bluish-purple skin.
The bulbs have inside them 6 to 8 tightly-packed cloves with cream-coloured skin with reddish-beige flushes.
The garlic has a sweet flavour with moderate heat, though it sometimes can be very hot depending on growing conditions.
Shantung Purple Garlic belongs to the Turban sub-group of the Artichoke group of garlics, itself a subgroup of softneck garlics.
Early harvest.