Super Schmelz

Relatively large plants with light green stems. A staff favorite for taste in 2013! Very sweet and juicy. Crunchy with a slightly grainy texture. Large bulbs retain good texture and flavor. Very large, blue-green leaves have thick petioles with wide, overlapping attachments to the bulbs. Semi-prostrate leaf angle. Bases of petioles have faint pink coloration. Most stems are elevated off the ground; some are sessile. Timing of stem development and stem size are somewhat variable. Plants grow 10-15" tall and 2-3' wide. SSE received this variety from Mrs. Gordon Schultz (MN SC G) who got it in 1992 from Henry Riha (WI RI H). Riha received the variety in 1988 from Dierk Neugebauer (ONT NE D) who indicated it is originally from Germany. SSE Accession # 111275