Garlic Varieties for Your Herb Garden

Garlic Varieties - Spanish Roja

Spanish Roja Garlic

Once you start growing garlic you’ll want to experiment with some of the different garlic varieties available.

I have provided a list of some of the common varieties below.

They are arranged by strength of flavor,ranging from very mild (may be eaten raw) to strong:

Very Mild Garlic Varieties

You might want to start with these first if you aren’t an “experienced” garlic eater:

California Early, Cuban Purple

Mild Garlic Varieties

Applegate,  Early Red,  Italian Red, Toch,  Siciliano,  Simoneti,  Chet’s Italian,  Red Korean,  Red Russina,  Red Streak,  S&H Silverskin,  Burgandy

Medium Garlic Varieties

Inchelium Red,  Maiskij,  Silverwhite,  Ajo Rojo,  Creole Red,  Labera Purple,  Pescadero Red,  Persian Star,   Belarus,  Purple Glazer,  Siberian,  Georgian Crystal

Strong Garlic Varieties

Lorz Italian,  Shilla,  Purple Cauldron,  Nootka Rose,  Chesnok Red,  Metechi,  Bogatyr,  Georgian Fire,  Romania Red,  German Stiffneck,  Music,  German White,  Zemo,  Rosewood,  Wild Buff,  Leningrad,  Polish Hardneck,   Spanish Roaj,  Kilarney red,  German Red,  Polish Carpathian,  Amish Rocambole,  Purple Italian,  Rocambole,  Italian Easy Peel,  Korean Red Hot,  Asian Tempest

This video is a useful source of information about planting garlic outside in the garden.

This Company also has a good selection of garlic varieties which can be purchased online.