Power Plant

According to its own account, Dutch Passion has never crossed Power Plant with other strains and has instead continued it exclusively through inbreeding from South African genetics. The Dutch breeder dates the line to 1997 and describes it as nearly pure sativa with only a small indica share. Other seed vendors now sell their own versions under the same name, some with a different pedigree.

Genetics and Origin:

According to an article by Dutch Passion, the original seeds were collected as early as the 1970s by Henk van Dalen, who later founded the company. They came from South African weed that was in strong demand in Dutch coffeeshops at the time. In the first indoor grow, a few especially potent plants stood out, and the highest-yielding of them formed the basis for further selection.

In coffeeshops the strain sometimes goes by PPP or Pure Power Plant, according to Dutch Passion, and other strain descriptions also list the abbreviation PWP. Under Pure Power Plant, however, some strain profiles describe a hybrid of North American indica and African genetics, without establishing any link to Power Plant.

At the Highlife Cup in the Netherlands, entries under the name reached several podium places between 2006 and 2011, including 1st place in the organic category for coffeeshops in 2008 and 1st place in the hydro category in 2009. Dutch Passion also reports a 1st place in the sativa category and a 3rd place in the hash category at the Lift Expo in Vancouver in 2016. As a parent, the line is documented in American Pie by Pyramid Seeds, Dolce Vita by Dutch Passion and Cotton Candy Kush, among others.

Aroma and Flavor:

Dutch Passion describes the aroma as woody, spicy, earthy and floral, with hints of lilies and vanilla. Other strain descriptions stress wood, earth and a pungent note alongside a sharp, peppery taste; others again name rose, pine and lemon in the scent, and sandalwood and a sour note in the taste. In user reports the earthy, woody impression with a light spiciness recurs.

Effects:

The prevailing tone of the user reports is a stimulating, head-centered effect. Consumers mention energy, focus, creativity and elevated mood, and several reports also mention talkativeness. Dutch Passion describes a euphoric onset followed later by relaxation. How pronounced this second phase is varies from report to report: outdoor growers describe an alert effect without tiredness, while others report strong physical heaviness after the energetic start, or a crash after about an hour.

Dry mouth and dry eyes are named as accompanying effects, and the breeder also mentions dry mouth. Individual consumers report nervousness and paranoia, racing heart or dizziness.

THC and CBD Content:

Dutch Passion rates the THC content as very high without giving a figure, while other strain descriptions state 15 % THC and 0 % CBD. An analysis published by the breeder in 2020 examined 3 samples sold under the name in Dutch coffeeshops: 14, 16 and 17 % THC were measured, and CBD was detectable only in traces. The lab is not named, and values vary by batch, cultivation and phenotype. The analysis covered beta-myrcene, beta-caryophyllene and alpha-humulene, among others. Strain descriptions list myrcene as the dominant terpene, followed by pinene and caryophyllene.

Cultivation:

For its own line, Dutch Passion gives 8 to 9 weeks of flowering; individual phenotypes need 10 to 11 weeks and are regarded by the breeder as the highest-yielding. Indoors, Dutch Passion states 500 to 600 g/m², and when sown directly under 12/12 the plants stay at 75 to 125 cm. The breeder puts the stretch after the start of flowering at 200 to 300 % and describes the internodes as short. One documented indoor grow came to 267 % stretch, a final height of 110 cm and 65 days of flowering. Outdoors, Dutch Passion names a dry, warm climate, and other strain descriptions place the harvest in the second week of October.

Outdoor reports describe vigorous, fast-growing plants with many long side branches, in one case with a fir-tree shape. The ratio of flowers to leaf mass is favorable, and the dried buds range from rock-hard to slightly airy. Supports are needed under heavy bud load. Two growers highlight resistance to mold, and several mention low fertilizer demand and tolerance of temperature fluctuations. One grower topped between the 4th and 7th node with good results, but found 3 clearly different phenotypes in the same run, and the purely sativa-dominant one responded poorly to topping. An indoor report criticizes a strong tendency of feminized seeds to produce hermaphrodites.

Versions from Different Breeders:

Dutch Passion lists Power Plant as regular and feminized seeds, as well as the autoflower variant Auto Power Plant, a cross with Auto Think Different that, according to the breeder, needs 11 to 13 weeks in total indoors. Spliff Seeds points to a South African mother plant and an origin in the Netherlands in the late 1990s; the vendor gives 8 weeks of flowering, 400 to 500 g/m² indoors, 550 g per plant outdoors, and heights of 70 to 100 cm indoors and 100 to 120 cm outdoors. For the feminized versions, Bulk Seeds states 62 to 68 days of flowering and 420 Genetics about 51 days.

2 strains of the same name have a different pedigree. CH9 Female Seeds offers a cross of Power Plant and Jack 33 with around 53 days of flowering. Plantation Premium Seeds crossed a South African Durban sativa with an unnamed indica and states 50 to 60 days of flowering, 500 to 600 g/m² indoors and 18 to 20 % THC.