Description
In 1989, a team of biologists from the USDA, accompanied by the genus specialist Allium John Swenson brought back specimens of this exceptional garlic from their botanical mission to Uzbekistan.
Whether found under the names Persian Star, Samarkland Purple or Duganski, it always has a biting flavor that softens to leave a pleasant aftertaste, a bit like Swiss cheese! Cooked with beef and pork, it loses its spicy taste and flavors the meat exquisitely.
This variety easy to grow produces medium-sized bulbs composed of 7-10 cloves which are harvested mid-season. In good storage conditions, the bulbs keep well until January.
The Duganski variety appears in the catalog of Canadian Heritage Seeds.
The Jardins de l’écumène only sellcertified organic garlic.