The Main Plant entry for Garlic (Allium sativum)

Garlic plants will occasionally produce pollinated seeds, especially if the bulbils are removed from the flower head. The purple stripe and marbled purple stripe groups are the most likely to produce seeds.

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"Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavor as a seasoning or condiment.

The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves. Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking.

Garlic is claimed to help prevent heart disease (including atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure) and cancer."

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It has been estimated that 5% of the artichoke-type garlics may have "neck bulbils" (smaller cloves about the stem of the garlic) in addition to the main head.

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