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Spiral garlic 'Floha'

Spiral garlic 'Floha'

Product number: 306255.1
Origin: Europe, former East Germany
Latin: Allium sativum var ophioscorodon subvar porcelain

One of the newer Porcelain types in our assortment. Floha originally comes from former East Germany. It was carefully preserved by the gene bank IPG Gatersleben Germany under number ALL264. You can expect a medium-sized bulb with an average of 6 cloves per bulb. The yield increases with warm and sunny summers. In the kitchen, this is a widely applicable garlic: not too spicy but with a long aftertaste...

How delicious can also be beautiful.... (or vice versa). This tasty member of the garlic family grows with 1 or more curls in the stem and is (therefore) particularly decorative. Spiral garlic is called hardneck garlic in English and is generally stronger in taste than the so-called softneck varieties.

Names:
Latin: Allium sativum var ophioscorodon subvar porcelain
Dutch: Spiraalknoflook
Also known as: Esculaapui
English: Serpent Garlic Hardneck

Garlic can be planted all year round, provided the cloves are in good condition. Most varieties are in stock during autumn and winter. We supply varieties that are successfully cultivated in the Netherlands. Immediately upon receipt, break open the bulb and plant the cloves in the ground: 2-5 cm deep and 10-20 cm apart. Planted in autumn, the garlic will emerge in February (or earlier) and can be harvested in June-July. Later planting naturally means a later harvest. Harvesting is not mandatory; garlic is winter-hardy and can simply remain in the ground. After harvesting, braid the foliage as you sometimes see garlic in stores and dry the bulbs in the sun. Indoors, they can sometimes be stored for up to a year! Cultivation is not difficult, but you can find good tips in our cultivation guide in PDF (see bottom of the website). Garlic is said to deter aphids in, for example, roses – worth a try!

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