Silver Bubble is a hybrid of Northern Lights, Skunk and Haze from the DNA Genetics label Reserva Privada and was long featured by the Amsterdam coffeeshop Grey Area.
Under lamp light, the buds of Silver Bubble show a silvery sheen according to Reserva Privada, and the breeder also attributes mold resistance and good tolerance of cool temperatures to the plant. By the breeder's account, the hybrid is made up of one quarter Northern Lights, one quarter Skunk and one half Haze. Before it was released as seed, it was for years the best-known strain of the Amsterdam coffeeshop Grey Area, according to the breeder.
Without height control the plant stretches considerably according to the breeder; Reserva Privada advises pinching or topping the main shoot. The breeder rates the nutrient demand as medium to high. According to Reserva Privada, flowering ends after 10 weeks at most, outdoors in mid-October, and the breeder gives the indoor yield as 500 to 600 g/m². Other strain descriptions give a flowering time of 10 to 11 weeks or 70 days.
According to one strain description, 2 phenotypes are known from seed, one indica-leaning with shorter flowering and one sativa-leaning with longer flowering. Besides feminized seeds, a regular variant is described.
A documented indoor grow confirms the stretch: during flowering the plant grew from 30 to around 85 cm, was ready for harvest after 70 days and gave a slightly above-average yield. Another grower observed weak growth and late flowering outdoors.
The lineage is listed as a cross of a Northern Lights × Skunk line with Haze. One strain description shortens it to Northern Lights × Skunk #1, another gives the combination [Skunk × Haze] × [NL5 × Haze].
Reserva Privada is a seed label of DNA Genetics, founded in Amsterdam by Don Morris and Aaron Yarkoni. Yarkoni describes the line as a platform for breeders from the team's home country whom he and his partner admired; the label itself presents as a collective of unnamed breeders from the US West Coast. Some sources therefore list Silver Bubble directly under DNA Genetics.
The strain appears as a parent in several lines. DNA Genetics crossed it with LA Confidential to make Silver LA, and under Reserva Privada the cross with OG #18 produced Silver Kush. Pheno Finder Seeds pollinated a selected Super Lemon Haze from Greenhouse Seeds with a male Silver Bubble and named the result Lemon Bubble. Blue Bubbleberry from Dready Seeds is recorded as a further offspring.
The breeder speaks of a consistent Haze character running from the smell through the smoke to the aftertaste. Strain descriptions add a sandalwood-like spiciness as well as sweet citrus and lemon notes, in places as sour lime with a creamy, buttery finish. User reports mention fruity candy and bubble gum tones; one grower prefers a phenotype with sweet candy and citrus notes, while one consumer describes the smell as gassy. Myrcene, terpinolene and caryophyllene are listed as terpenes, without measured values.
Consumers describe a pronounced head effect with euphoria and cheerfulness; talkativeness, silliness, drive and concentration are also mentioned. On whether the strain is stimulating or tiring, the reports diverge: alongside accounts of a clear, activating effect are others in which the initial stimulation turns into relaxation and drowsiness. One grower describes the effect as strong and long-lasting, with tolerance building up only slowly. Dry mouth, dry eyes, dizziness and, at a higher dose, paranoia are named as side effects.
Strain descriptions give 15 to 20 % THC.
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Breeder: pronounced stretch without height control. A grow report gives an increase of around 183 % during flowering (from 30 to about 85 cm).
Breeder: tolerates cooler temperatures.
2 phenotypes described: indica-leaning with shorter flowering, sativa-leaning with longer flowering.
Breeder: pinching or topping the main shoot for height control.
Several breeders sell their own versions under this name. Each figure comes from the respective breeder.
Seed label of DNA Genetics; some sources list the strain directly under DNA Genetics. Breeder text: flowering after 10 weeks at most, outdoors mid-October; the specification on the same page gives 10 to 11 weeks. A shop page additionally lists regular seeds under DNA Genetics.
Strong, long-lasting effect with a pronounced head effect, euphoria and cheerfulness; sweet, citrusy and fruity aromas.
Some reports describe a clear, activating effect, others a transition from stimulation to relaxation and drowsiness. One grower reports weak growth and late flowering outdoors. A report describes the smell as gassy rather than sweet.
Related genetics, same dominant terpene, similar effects and aroma — excluding direct parents and descendants
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