Asiatic Group

Flavour	Variety of flavours, some very good, hot and complex.
Storage	Short to medium, 5-7months.
Growing location	New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Also Tasmania and Southern Western Australia.
Growing requirements	Cool to warm regions, will tolerate some humidity.
Planting and harvest	Early to plant and early to harvest.

Shape	Round flat or globe shaped.
Skin colour and texture	Pale pink or white often with purple stripe. Strong but splits easily if harvested late.

Number and layout	Usually a single layer of cloves, 4-8.
Size and shape	Plump and solid with blunt tips and rounded inner edge.
Skin colour and texture	Strongly coloured, deep purple or red purple, sometime brown or white, often glossy. Tight skins can be hard to peel.

Size and shape	Small plants growing to only 1m when scape is mature.
Leaves	Yellow-green leaves.
Matures	Goes from being not quite ready to harvest, to past the best time to harvest very quickly.
Scape	Short, drooping, thick. Does not need to be removed as scape does not much affect bulb size if left to grow. Appears late in the growth cycle. Plants may not bolt in warmer climates.
Umbel and beak	Distinctive umbel capsule like a dried bean pod with a long beak.
Bulbils and flowers	Few or no flowers. Medium to huge bulbils, 3-6 in the umbel. Often deep purple with an extended bulbil sheath.