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Allium sativum 'Lorz Italian (soft neck)'
Garlic, Lorz Italian (soft neck)
Designated by Slow Food USA for their "Ark of Taste". Very bold flavor. An heirloom brought to Washington State's Columbia Basin from Italy by the Lorz Family before the 1900's. This garlic is well adapted to summer heat, harvests mid-season and stores 6-8 months. Lorz has more purple in the bulb wrappers and the semi-thick wrappers peel easily away revealing large cream-colored cloves with elongated tips and only the faintest hint of purple. A soft neck so it stores great but does not make "scapes." Hot when raw, and sweet when baked.
- Softneck heirloom with bold flavor
- Handles summer heat well and stores 6–8 months
- No scapes, making it a good braid garlic
- Hot raw, sweet and mellow when baked
- Category: Herbs
- Hardiness Zone: 10-11
- Height: 12-24 in
- Spread: 6-12 in
- Spacing: 6 in
- Temperature: 20 to 90°F
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist, Well-Drained |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Allium sativum 'Lorz Italian (soft neck)'
Plant garlic in fall in loose, fertile soil and full sun. Space cloves well, mulch over winter, and remove hardneck scapes in spring for bigger bulbs. Harvest when lower leaves brown, then cure bulbs in an airy, shaded place.