Softneck Garlic Flower. Garlic cultivars are split into two main groups hardneck and softneck. This allows the plant stems to be braided for storage.
They are easy to grow and store longer than hardnecks. This allows the plant stems to be braided for storage. The bulb has a mild flavor.
Heat develops in both hardnecks and softnecks the longer.
For example only hardneck garlic produces the edible flower stem called a garlic scape a delicacy that can be pickled or added to a range of foods for a mild peppery flavor. Softneck garlic does not produce a flower stalk. Sativum do not produce a flower scape. It has a white papery skin stores well and rarely produces a flower stalk.
