Serpent Garlic

Other names

Rocambole

Growth habit

Geophyte

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Not Known in the Wild

Biocultural value

Hard stem garlic, also known as rocambole, produces fewer cloves per bulb than soft stem garlic and has a milder flavor. Its edible central stem forms a coil commonly known as a scape.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Cornell Botanic Gardens, Sandy Mush Herb Nursery, Glenn Bucien

Description

Stem coiled in 1-2 loops before flowers develop.

USDA Hardiness Zone

8

Special characteristics

food