Description
Sativa Dominant Hybrid – 60% Sativa / 40% Indica
THC Potential: 22%
The Mendocino Purps genotype—historically recognized within advanced collection repositories simply as “The Purps” or “Purps”—is an iconic, highly stabilized sativa-dominant hybrid preservation stock. Originating out of the legendary breeding grounds of Mendocino County, California, this elite ancestral selection represents a highly decorated masterpiece of cannabis history, having been named High Times’ Strain of the Year and securing first-place honors at the Cannabis Cups in both 2007 and 2009.
Taxonomically, this cultivar is the meticulously inbred descendant of a preserved, locally domesticated original indica landrace crossed with a high-vigor, select legacy sativa parent line. As a live vegetative starter, it exhibits outstanding structural stability and structural uniformity. The plant architecture produces robust lateral branching where the dense node formations naturally develop a striking, intense deep purple hue across both the vegetative framework and leaf tissue as the parental stock matures.
The essential oil matrix of this preserved stock is celebrated for its incredibly deep, unique, and multi-layered aromatic complexity. It projects a strong, crisp woody pine top note grounded by an exotic, heavy caramel coffee and rich sweet grape profile upon structural breakdown of the plant material. A foundational, historical requirement for any premier preservation vault safeguarding elite West Coast heritage genetics.
