Garlic 'Hillston' (2 Heads)
Allium sativumGarlic 'Hillston' - A beautiful Creole garlic with a creamy white bulb skin covering the striking purple cloves. Sweet tasting and can store for long periods of up to 12 months. Slightly smaller bulb but makes up for it in flavour. Mid to late season planting.
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Garlic 'Hillston' (2 Heads)
Group: Creole Description: Smaller bulbs with strong (usually white) skins, which can be hard to remove. Scapes grow as drooping, upside down U-shapes, with long slender umbels and small bulbils (usually more than 30). Medium sized plants with blue-green upright leaves. Mid to late season plant and harvest. Cloves: Bulbs have 8–12 vibrant purple, red or bronze cloves, in one or two layers, with tight skins. Climate: Grow bests in hot drier regions in southern NSW, VIC, SA, southern WA and northern TAS. Flavour: Raw flavours range from simple and very hot to strong, rich, complex and long-lasting with more or less heat. Some of these cultivars are the hottest of all garlics. Lovely roasted Storage: 12+ months Planting: Mar - May Harvest: Nov - Jan