Garlic Bulbils: The "Seed Ball" on Hardneck Scapes

Allium sativum: Bulbil Capsule Harvest and Planting

The "seed ball" atop garlic scapes is a capsule of bulbils (clonal offsets), not true seeds.

Bulbils = genetic clones of parent. True garlic seed is rare (sterile in most varieties). Bulbils maintain variety purity.

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