Persian

Available starting mid-August
Shipping starts early September

Also available as BULK GARLIC (per lb)

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Description

Commonly known as Persian Star, this great all-around variety has been growing on our farm since the beginning! It's a beautiful Purple Stripe that originates from the Samarkand region of Uzbekistan.

It has light-coloured bulb wrappers and purple-streaked clove skins, making it one of the most attractive garlic varieties. The cloves have distinct, long, sharp points that resemble a star, lending to its name. 

Persian Star is a spicy, elegant, full-flavoured garlic that has some bite. Gives a nutty flavour when roasted. Similar to Chesnok Red, however, it is slightly milder.

A very adaptable, cold-hardy variety that can produce large bulbs. It does very well on a wide range of soils, but requires scape removal, good fertility, and adequate soil moisture for maximum bulb size.

Skins clean very easily, yet stay tight for good, long-term storage.

As with other Purple Stripes, its plants are medium-sized with slender leaves. Bulbs have 8 to 10 cloves and store 6 to 8 months. A Canadian Heritage Variety.

Garlic is a heavy feeder. For best results, apply a well-balanced organic fertilizer at planting and in spring. Planting a green manure cover crop the season before growing garlic is also recommended. 

See our Garlic Growing Guide for detailed planting and growing instructions.

Highest Quality Standards

Our premium garlic is carefully examined throughout the season, from planting to harvest. Cloves, plants, and bulbs are all individually inspected to maintain the highest quality seed stock available! See how we Manage Garlic Diseases & Pests.