PlantFiles: Hardneck Garlic, Rocambole, Serpent Garlic
Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon 'Siberian'

Here in the High Desert, even during the "drying out" period prior to harvest, the garlic will need a little supplemental watering. This garlic survived winter temps down to 0*F with no mulch and summer temps up to 110*F without blinking. Bulb size was excellent, and easily as large as the seed bulbs that I purchased. This variety out performed both all the softnecks and all of the hardnecks that I grew, although the perfermance difference was smaller between it and the other hardnecks. This was my number one producer from the 2006 planting.

I don't have a very sophisticated pallet, so I can't really judge it against the taste of other garlic I grew - except to say it was, as were the others, MUCH stronger, spicier and picant than any store bought one I've ever tasted. This one was particularly spicey - nearly Hot. I loved it.

One of the best and most popular garlics. Huge bulbs, good full flavor, not overpowering. As you peel away the bulb wrappers, the color changes from white to almost purple. Hardneck, 4-7 cloves per bulb.