These blooming stalks that grow from garlic bulbs are a delicious and versatile ingredient to use in various recipes.

This variety develops a flowering stem that we call a garlic scape. As the season progresses, these scapes thicken and curl, ending in a flower bulb at the end. If left intact, the bulb will open ...

Garlic scapes – also called garlic shoots – are the long, thin, sturdy stems that grow out of the garlic bulb. Many vendors trim off the elongated flower bud at the tip of the scape ...

Garlic types fall into either hardneck or softneck varieties. Hardneck varieties do well in colder climates. They have a flower stalk called a scape and are referred to as “bolting” varieties.