We enjoy cooking with garlic often and last year I decided to try a few varieties and see what might grow for me that we like. Last November I set out the following:
Music - 6 hills
Lorz Italian - 12 hills
Siberian - 7 hills
Xian - 30 hills
Chinese Pink - 12 hills
Shantung Purple - 14 hills
Mother of Pearl - 45 hills
Creole Red - 33 hills
Ajo Rojo Creole - 40 hills
Spanish Morado Creole - 34 hills
Burgundy Creole - 60 hills

On May 11 I found the my Xian was ready to dig, and today I dug my Chinese Pink, Shantung Purple, and Lorz Italian. This will probably be the last year for the Lorz Italian but the others I've dug produced decent bulbs overall.
I have Music - 6 hills, Siberian - 7 hills, Mother of Pearl - 45 hills, Creole Red - 33 hills, Ajo Rojo Creole - 40 hills, Spanish Morado Creole - 34 hills, Burgundy Creole - 60 hills that aren't ready.
The Music, Siberian, and Mother of Pearl are green and appear to still be growing, although I have had a few scapes.
Judging from the foliage I would think my creole varieties were ready, but all bulbs are very small... 1" or so on those I've checked. The leaves and stems are browned up like grass that had been sprayed with roundup four or five days. I was under the impression that the creoles thrived in the deep south, but maybe I'm not deep enough? Are there any special things that creole varieties require? All of these varieties were set out at the same time in the same raised bed last November.