Granddaddy Purple x F1 Durbs is Granddaddy Purple crossed to F1 Durb. Granddaddy Purple is the other California purple benchmark. F1 Durb is a clone-only Durban selection, and CSI's work with it came from Cookie Monster's cut. Between them they cover ground neither reaches alone. Both parents here are cuts CSI keep in their own room. That is the whole difference between this and a seed line named after the same strains.

Order matters in a cross name. In Granddaddy Purple x F1 Durbs the Granddaddy Purple side supplied the seed and F1 Durb the pollen, and the reciprocal - the same two plants the other way round - is a separate breeding decision with its own results.

Genetic Lineage

• Mother: Granddaddy Purple. The other California purple benchmark. It traces back to contested - its breeder gives Mendo Purps, Skunk and Afghan, while many sources give Purple Urkle x Big Bud. The lineage argument is the interesting part: the breeder's own account gives Mendo Purps, Skunk and Afghan, while most third-party listings give Purple Urkle crossed to Big Bud. Those are different plants and no source reconciles them.
• Father: F1 Durb. The F1 Durb clone, preserved through Cookie Monster's cut and reversed by CSI in tiny numbers. That one comes from a Durban line. CSI describe Cookie Monster's cut as reputedly one of the last keepers of the F1 Durb clone, and say the reversal produced very few seeds, which is why these releases are limited.
• What the cross is reaching for. One side brings the structure and the other brings the nose. The plants worth keeping out of a pack are the ones that hold both rather than picking a side.

Flavor and Aroma Profile

• The Aroma. Sweet, fruity and floral over an earthy base.
• The Taste. Sweet grape with a berry finish.

What each side brings

• What to budget. The documented side, Granddaddy Purple, runs around eight weeks. Set the room to that and let the plants correct you.

Cultivation and Growth Traits

• Plant Structure. Indica-built, heavy colour.
• Training. Worth the effort early - it is the difference between an even canopy and three colas and a lot of leaf.
• Flowering Time. Granddaddy Purple runs around eight weeks. Start checking trichomes a week before you expect to be ready.

Effects and Experience

• The Mind. Growers describe Granddaddy Purple as settled and heavy.
• The Body. Reported in line with that. This is not a plant described as pulling in two directions.

In the pack

Feminized seeds from Humboldt CSI. CSI work from clone stock they have kept for years and reverse it into seed, so what arrives in a pack is the real cut's genetics rather than a seed-line approximation of it. Authentic Humboldt CSI genetics.