Australian White
This cultivar was selected from a single bulb and grown and developed by Roger Schmitke in Waikerie, SA, over 25 years. It was released in 1994.
General Information
| Other Names |
None known |
| International Names |
None, this is an Australian cultivar |
| Flavour |
Mild, simple, vegetative, not complex |
| Storage |
Medium to long. |
| Growing location |
Mainly grown in northern SA and Victoria, Southern NSW. But also southern Victoria, Tasmania and WA. |
| Growing requirements |
Cold temperate climate, cold winters, warm spring, hot dry summer. |
| Planting and harvest |
Mid season |
Bulb
| Shape |
Flat to teardrop shaped, 6-7 cm with convex base.
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| Skin colour and texture |
Coarse white skins, sometimes with purple blotches.
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Clove
| Number and layout |
10-14 in two layers.
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| Size and shape |
Larger flat outer cloves with concave inner surface, 2-3 cm tall x 2 cm wide. Taller, smaller more slender inner cloves. Note the two larger flatter cloves in the picture below.
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| Skin colour and texture |
Tan and pale pink to white, fine tight skins that can be difficult to peel.
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Plant
| Size and shape |
Short, wide and spreading.
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| Leaves |
Broad, pale to yellow green leaves at 45° to pseudostem. Fold in middle.
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| Young plants |
Germinates readily, plants grow quickly and resemble adult plants.
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| Matures |
Usually mid-season.
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| Scape |
None
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| Umbel and beak |
None
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| Bulbils and flowers |
May very occasionally produce bulbils in the pseudostem in colder climates.
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