Purple Stardawg

Purple Stardawg did not originate as a breeding line of its own. The name originally refers to purple-colored phenotypes of Stardawg, a cross of Chemdawg 4 and Tres Dawg from Top Dawg Seeds. BSB Genetics, which sells its own Stardawg version, says it is regularly asked about Purple Stardawg and attributes the demand to Stardawg producing purple phenotypes that their owners pass on under this name. Seed vendors now also offer crosses with other parent strains under the same designation.

Genetics and Origin:

According to a 2016 interview with Top Dawg Seeds, Stardawg first came out in 2011. Tres Dawg had been bred by the breeder from Afghan #1 by Sensi Seeds and Chem D and backcrossed 2 times. By the breeder's account, all crosses with Tres Dawg produced purple phenotypes. A purple selection called Kate Upton comes from the 3rd Stardawg batch; shortly before the interview, another purple phenotype was added, said to be dominated by Chem 4 in smell and taste, with a sweeter touch.

According to BSB Genetics, the coloring varies widely, from entirely purple flowers to green ones whose purple tones only become visible when they are broken apart. The flowers are said to be dense regardless of color. One strain description portrays heavy, spade-shaped flowers in dark olive green with deep violet undertones, dark amber pistils and a thick trichome layer.

Classifications differ. For Stardawg from Top Dawg Seeds, the classification is recorded as indica-dominant, while BSB Genetics lists 90 % sativa and 10 % indica for its version. Purple Stardawg itself appears in strain descriptions at times as a sativa, at times with a 90 % sativa share, at times as a balanced hybrid.

Versions from Different Breeders:

Discreet Seeds lists a feminized Purple Stardawg from Purple Afghani and Stardawg. The vendor states 90 % indica, 24 % THC and 8 to 9 weeks of flowering, plus up to 550 g/m² indoors and up to 850 g per plant outdoors. It names pineapple, exotic fruit and diesel as aroma.

The version offered under the name Dark Wizard Genetics is also feminized. Its lineage is given inconsistently: several vendor pages list Stardawg × Grape Train Kush, another Stardawg × Purple Kush. All of them agree on 8 to 9 weeks of flowering. One of the pages gives 450 to 550 g/m² indoors, 400 to 600 g per plant outdoors, 80 to 120 cm in height indoors and 140 to 200 cm outdoors, as well as a harvest in early to mid-October in the Northern Hemisphere. Greener phenotypes are said there to smell more of fuel, purple expressions more of grape and fruit.

For the original strain, BSB Genetics gives 9 to 10 weeks of flowering, 500 to 550 g/m² and 24 % THC for its feminized Stardawg. For Stardawg from Top Dawg Seeds, a flowering time of around 67 days is recorded.

THC and CBD Content:

Strain descriptions give between 14 and 25 % THC: one 14 %, another 22 %, a third 20 to 25 %. For CBD, 0 % is set against 0.1 to 0.5 %. One producer reports 25.71 % THC for its flower sold as Purple Stardawg without naming the testing lab, and describes it as a strongly chem-dominant Stardawg phenotype with diesel and earth notes. For a flower of the same name sold in the US as a hemp product, 35.70 % THCA is stated; the corresponding certificate of analysis is not publicly accessible.

Aroma and Flavor:

Diesel and a chemical note with grape form the core in the strain descriptions. Alongside these appear earthy and woody notes, spicy herbs, pine and a stinging sharpness, elsewhere sweetness and skunk. User reports describe a strong, idiosyncratic flavor with earth and wood; one mentions a fruity finish toward grape and fruit punch. The strain descriptions list myrcene ahead of caryophyllene as leading terpenes, with limonene or pinene in 3rd place.

Effects:

In strain descriptions, the effect is regarded as predominantly energizing and mood-lifting. The 10 user reports reviewed are more mixed. They mention elevated mood, euphoria, giggling, relaxation and tingling, in one case a clear head. Other reports describe drowsiness, increased desire and impaired rational thinking. One consumer found the strain milder than Stardawg, another described a fast-onset but short effect.

Side effects include dry mouth, dizziness, restlessness and paranoia; one report describes pronounced restlessness and paranoia, another reduced self-control. One strain description adds dry eyes.