Red Russian has a very strong garlic flavour with some heat. This is a marble purple stripe variety so the paper has beautiful shades of marbled pink purple, and white. The cloves are small to large size in each bulb, with 6-10 cloves per bulb. This variety is our most popular seller at the market due to its size and colouring. It has adapted well to our wet conditions in the gulf islands and can be stored for 6-8 months in the right conditions.
Medium size bulbs are 1.75"-2"; 10-14 bulbs/lb.
Large size bulbs are 2"-2.5"; 6-10 bulbs/lb. - this is the ideal planting size.
Extra Large size bulbs are 2.5"-3.5"; 3-6 bulbs/lb.