Strain Library
Breeder-verified strains with grow data and character profiles
Laughing Buddha is Barney's Farm's award-winning Sativa-dominant cross of Thai and Jamaican landrace genetics — an 80% Sativa / 20% Indica hybrid that combines two tropical sativa traditions into a distinctive 23% THC strain with unusually layered character. The Thai side contributes clean cerebral energy and the characteristic sweet-herbal note that defined classic Thai sticks; the Jamaican contribution adds the uplifting social euphoric quality that made Jamaican ganja legendary through the reggae era. The combination produces an aromatic profile described as fresh, sweet, exotic fruits — layered enough to stand out among modern Haze-dominant Sativas — and a palate that combines roasted pepper and pineapple top notes with lemon and herbal supporting character. The finished smoke tastes exactly like the heritage it comes from: clean, tropical, complex, and unmistakably Sativa. The effect is focused, productive, giggly, energized, creative, social, and euphoric — one of the most genuinely daytime-friendly profiles in the Barney's Farm Sativa catalog.
Liberty Haze is Barney's Farm's balanced Sativa-dominant hybrid combining G13 genetics with ChemDawg 91 — a cross that produces a 60% Sativa / 40% Indica split with a musky, earthy, skunky aromatic signature grounded in the Chem lineage and a cleaner pine and lime flavor profile on the palate. The herbal backbone is unmistakable, and the combination of two heavy-hitting parents produces serious THC: this strain averages 26%, which puts her at the top of Barney's Farm's catalog for raw cannabinoid content. The effect profile is long-lasting, calming, with tingly giggly euphoric character that eventually transitions to creative cerebral energy — the hybrid balance genuinely comes through in use, with neither pure Sativa racing nor pure Indica sedation dominating the experience.
NYC Diesel is Sweet Seeds' development from an original NYC Diesel line — an extremely potent high-yielder with a rare and super-strong exotic aroma that separates her from generic Diesel-family crosses.
Orange Bud is one of the original Dutch Skunk varieties — a true Cannabis Cup winner discovered during an extensive Skunk selection grow-out in the early 1980s, when Dutch breeders were searching for the fruitiest expression of the family that wouldn't compromise either yield or quality. She quickly became a coffeeshop favourite across the Netherlands for reliably strong smoke paired with a distinct citrus-Skunk taste that set her apart from other Skunk variants of the era. Along with Power Plant and White Widow, Orange Bud is one of the three original cornerstone strains still appearing on coffeeshop menus across the country — a genuine heritage line that has been proven over several decades by thousands of growers and remains one of Dutch Passion's best-sellers. The name comes from the distinctive orange-green bud structure, set off by fiery orange hairs, and the aromas of ripe oranges and nectarines that the terpene profile expresses cleanly from late flower through cure. Available in feminised, autoflowering, and regular seed formats. One cultivation note up front: a small percentage of plants can develop male flowers under severe stress, and growers should check plants thoroughly during flowering to catch any male development before open pollination can compromise the rest of the garden.
Fast Buds' Amnesia Haze Auto is a huge-yielding Haze-dominant hybrid ready to chop in just 70 days — a plant that grows vigorously and flowers expressing its full-blooded Sativa heritage, better suited for growers with experience and plenty of growing space. Potency can hit up to 22% THC. Strongly recommended for growers in hot climates growing outdoors where this autoflowering hybrid will really take off in height and produce enormous yields, and equally suitable for indoor growers looking for big productive plants.
Power Flower traces back to the 1990s, when a group of Dutch growers visiting South Africa noticed tall, vigorous native sativas growing in the wild. They brought seeds home to the Netherlands and began breeding for potency and yield, eventually landing on what became Power Plant - one of the defining commercial sativa strains of 1990s Amsterdam. Power Flower is the RQS evolution of that project, a more refined, more potent descendant of the original South African genetic base.
Royal Queen Seeds' take on the Super Silver Haze lineage — Haze x Skunk x Northern Lights — a cross whose story really begins in the 1970s, when a pair of American brothers started collecting and breeding sativas from Colombia, Mexico, Thailand, and South India. After thousands of seeds and years of work they isolated the clean, soaring cerebral effect that came to define the entire Haze family. When those genetics eventually reached Amsterdam alongside the now-classic Skunk lines, two Dutch breeders set out to solve Haze's main problem: the flowering time was too long to be commercial. Crossing Haze with Skunk and Northern Lights gave them Super Silver Haze, the first Haze variety with indica-scale flowering and Cannabis Cup pedigree. Shining Silver Haze is RQS's version of that line, a two-time winner of the Highlife Cannabis Cup in the Bio Haze category and a well-respected sativa among growers who want Haze character without the commitment of a four-month bloom.
Strawberry Lemonade is Barney's Farm's cross of Strawberry with Lemon OG — a 60% Sativa / 40% Indica hybrid that produces one of the cleanest fruit-forward flavor profiles in the catalog at 24% THC. The Strawberry side contributes the berry-sweet character; Lemon OG brings the sharp citrus signature and OG Kush structural backbone. The combination produces an aromatic profile described as sweet, lemon, earthy, strawberry, and fruity hash — a layered signature that stands out in the Sativa-dominant category — and the palate delivers strawberry, lemonade, lemon, skunky, and sweet notes that reflect the name exactly. The effect is creative, calming, uplifted, happy, focused, and energetic — one of the most balanced daytime-session profiles in the Barney's catalog.
Sweet Cheese is Sweet Seeds' fusion of Cheese with Black Jack — combining two of the strongest hitters in the catalog to produce a hybrid that highlights the virtues of both ancestors. The cross brings a new twist of aromas to Black Jack's flavor foundation, producing long central buds surrounded by plenty of peripheral buds maintaining long structure and good caliber.
Tangerine Dream is Barney's Farm's triple-cross combining G13, Afghan, and Neville's A5 Haze genetics — a 60% Sativa / 40% Indica hybrid built around a complex three-way lineage that produces an extremely citrus-forward aromatic and flavor profile. The Afghan Indica contribution adds density and yield stability; the Neville's A5 Haze brings the classic Dutch Haze cerebral lift; and the G13 genetics reinforce the hybrid vigor. The result is a strain with intense citrus aroma (orange, berries, sweet on the nose) that carries through to a richly layered palate — orange, berry, citrus, sugary, tropical — producing a finished smoke that tastes exactly like the name promises. THC runs 23%, which is strong without being overwhelming, and the effect profile is body-relaxing, cerebral, euphoric, and hunger-inducing in classic Sativa-leaning hybrid fashion.
Fast Buds' Z-Up Auto is a sativa-leaning autoflower born from the fusion of the RS-11 cut and Auto Z F5, bringing an entirely new citrus-forward terpene profile to the table. The F5 edition is bright, loud, and full of energy, designed for daytime use, flavor hunters, and fans of all things fizzy and uplifting.
Auto Ultimate is one of the best-yielding autoflowers in the world and, arguably, the highest-yielding autoflower in the Dutch Passion collection — a robust, vigorous plant that combines exceptional growth energy with generous harvest potential and a high-quality cerebral high. The genetics come from Dutch Passion's original photoperiod parent The Ultimate, which became a bestseller shortly after launch for combining extremely high yields with strong long-lasting effect. Auto Ultimate was created by crossing The Ultimate with the classic bestseller Auto Mazar, and the result inherited the extreme yield potential of its photoperiod parent in autoflower format. This strain has produced single-plant harvests of up to 1 kg of dry bud in expert setups, which is genuinely rare for any autoflower. The aroma mirrors the photoperiod Ultimate — dominant citrus and lime scent with sweet earthy notes developing during flowering, and after drying and curing the citrus becomes even more pronounced with strong lemon and musky character. Flavor-wise she compares to classic Lemon Haze and Lemon Skunk but with her own signature — some smokers pick up a coffee flavor on the exhale. The buds are monstrously big, most at least the size of a golf ball and completely covered in trichomes, carrying an old-school aroma reminiscent of Amsterdam coffee shop culture. Auto Ultimate is a popular strain among concentrate makers because large plants produce many sticky flowers that work equally well for cannabis oil, rosin, shatter, wax, or butter — the sheer biomass plus the terpene density makes her particularly effective as an extract base.
Black Jack is one of Sweet Seeds most powerful and productive strains, resulting from crossing Black Domina'98 with an exceptional Jack Herer.
Blueberry Bubblegum Automatic was developed by crossbreeding Gelato #420 with Sunset Sherbet to create an 80% indica, 20% sativa autoflowering cultivar. During flowering she expresses vibrant shades of green and purple, and the indica-dominant expressions result in compact plant structure with a short flowering period. The strain can be grown indoors in tents or outdoors in temperate and continental climates, which is a broader climate tolerance than many autoflowers offer. Plants produce a soothing full-body buzz paired with explosive flavor, and the low-profile growth pattern suits growers with space constraints or discretion requirements. Mario Guzman, who works under the name Sherbinski, is credited with breeding both Gelato and Sunset Sherbet — Gelato has become the backbone for many of the currently popular US-market strains, and that lineage runs directly through this autoflower.
RQS's take on the Bubblegum family, built on a Power Plant x Santa Maria cross. The Bubblegum lineage started in Indiana in the early 1990s, with phenotypes refined in New England before the Dutch cut perfected by TH Seeds put the whole line on the international map. That Dutch pedigree earned the family a 2005 High Times Cannabis Cup and a Spannabis Cannabis Champion's Cup the same year, and the candy-sweet terpene profile has kept the variety in rotation ever since. RQS's XL version pairs that Bubblegum heritage with a Power Plant backbone for a plant with the signature nose but a sturdier, more commercial structure than the original Indiana cut.
Cookies Gelato crosses two of the most decorated modern American hybrids — Girl Scout Cookies and Gelato — and the result is a strain built for experienced smokers rather than casual sessions. Both parents are known for sweet, sugary terpene profiles and serious potency; Cookies Gelato inherits the densest expressions of each. This isn't a beginner's smoke or a low-tolerance strain: the THC is high enough that a single hit will overwhelm most novice users, and experienced smokers will recognize the pedigree immediately in the first inhale. The genetic pedigree reads like a list of the most influential US hybrids of the last decade, which is essentially what it is.
Dark Devil Auto is Sweet Seeds' hybrid between the incredible Big Devil XL Auto and an exotic autoflowering strain with purple flowers. The purple characteristic is inherited from ancestors from the Chitral region in the Pakistani Hindu Kush near Afghanistan, which contributes faster flowering while bringing sweet aromas and purple colors. Dark Devil Auto shows strong hybrid vigor from germination — plants grow with the appearance of Indica-Sativa hybrids featuring a strong central stem, numerous side branches, and a big main cola. Resin production is abundant both in flowers and surrounding leaves, and the aromatic signature combines sweet and fruity character with incense hints and delightful citrus tones.
Jack Herer Feminized is Sensi Seeds' tribute to the cannabis activist the strain is named after, and it lives up to its namesake reputation — officially recognized as one of the few medicinal cannabis strains in the Netherlands, and widely regarded as the prime example of an ultra-potent hybrid with dense resin production and high THC content. The hybrid split is a balanced 50% sativa, 50% indica, and the strain was developed specifically for indoor cultivation. Jack Herer has won just about every cannabis award available across multiple decades, and it's Sensi Seeds founder Ben Dronkers' all-time favorite strain — context that matters for a breeder with Ben's catalog depth.
Melonade Runtz is Dutch Passion's contemporary USA-style cannabis cross — a potent, tasty, feminised photoperiod strain created by combining Cannabis Cup-winning Lemon Z genetics with Lemon Tree and the widely-known Runtz line. Built as a crème de la crème of modern cannabis genetics, the result is a powerful hybrid that provides a true flavor explosion alongside strong, long-lasting effect. Dutch Passion's Lemon Z (formerly known as Lemon Zkittlez) took both the Sativa category and the Overall Best Strain title at the 2018 Highlife Cup, and that cup-winning phenotype was then crossed with an elite Lemon Tree clone to create the Melonade parent. Crossing this Melonade with Runtz (Zkittlez x Gelato) genetics produced the Melonade Runtz cultivar, which can genuinely compete with the very best modern US strains. The aromatic signature is pungent and layered — primarily a colorful mix of lemon and tropical fruit alongside creamy doughy notes. The taste is usually sour and tropical, though some phenotypes lean slightly creamier and sweeter. The fruit character predominates, and the combination of the Zkittlez-like fruity sour character with gelato-like creamy notes creates a distinctive flavor explosion. The Runtz side adds penetrating intensity and refined palate complexity, giving the final strain a real USA cultivar identity with serious bag appeal.
OG Kush is arguably the most mythologized strain in American cannabis, and RQS's version works from the most commonly cited lineage — Chemdawg, Lemon Thai, and Pakistani Kush. The true genetic origin is disputed, and has been since the early 1990s: some growers maintain OG Kush is just a specific Chemdawg cut from that period, others credit the three-way cross above, and the debate has more or less settled into "nobody really knows." Even the name OG has been argued over for decades, with Original Gangster and Ocean Grown both claiming etymological authority, though most modern users and breeders have converged on Ocean Grown based on the strain's west coast origins. What's not disputed is the 1st place win at the Highlife Cannabis Cup, or the plant's status as a foundational modern hybrid — OG Kush is in the parentage of an enormous portion of today's commercial cannabis, directly or indirectly. Genetic split sits at 75% indica, 25% sativa.
