Purple stripes are known as great baking garlics with a sweet cooked flavor. Chesnok Red is so sweet when baked that it is used as the special ingredient in garlic ice cream! Plants are upright, with straight leaves and 3-5 feet in height. White bulbs have purple streaks and contain 8-16 skinny brownish cloves. Cloves have a unique crescent moon shape. Bulbs store for 6-7