Twilight

German-language grow reports on Twilight from Dutch Passion have existed since 2003, yet they describe hardly any trait consistently. Growers agree mainly on early maturity outdoors: in Germany and northern Austria they harvested in late September or early October. Plant height, yield, effects and mold resistance, by contrast, are judged very differently.

Community Experiences:

Outdoor height figures range from around 1 m to just under 4 m. One report gives about 1.85 m, another 2.30 m, and 3 growers saw their plants reach 3.50 to 4 m. Dutch Passion itself states 1 to 1.5 m. Yields vary just as widely: from 2 outdoor plants, one grower weighed around 570 and 500 g of dried flowers, another harvested about 400 g, a third around 80 g from a single plant, and smaller specimens of about 1 m yielded 30 to 50 g in a further report.

Several growers report hermaphrodites, including from feminized seeds. In one indoor grow, 3 of 4 plants developed male flowers; another grower picked about 20 seeds out of the harvest and found it barely diminished as a result. A green variant and one that turns purple are distinguished in 2 reports. Indoors, one plant doubled its height after the switch, from 30 to 60 cm, while another shot up from 60 to 150 cm and, like a sativa, put out many long side branches. A grower who grew 10 seeds was not satisfied with any phenotype.

Opinions on mold resistance are contradictory. Several outdoor growers from Germany and Austria credit the strain with good to very good resistance, though one still advises checking the flowers toward the end for small patches of mold. Another considers it unsuitable outdoors north of the 52nd parallel, and a further one writes that it only starts flowering in September and then succumbs to mold. Maturity, too, was not early everywhere: in reports from the 2008 season, outdoor plants were only ready from mid-October, in some cases in the 3rd week of October. As for nutrient demand, 2 growers got by with little fertilizer, whereas one indoor grower describes the plant as a heavy feeder.

Effects:

Dutch Passion describes a strong, uplifting high with a skunky character and a pronounced body effect. Some of the grower reports stress the heaviness: they mention an almost narcotic effect, tiredness and couch lock. One indoor report rates the strength as medium and describes 1 to 2 hours of lethargy as well as quickly building tolerance. Other growers found the strain atypical for an indica and stimulating for thoughts and imagination; one found it rather boring.

Aroma and Flavor:

Earthy and strongly sour with an Afghani touch is how the breeder sums up the taste; other strain descriptions mention hashish and sandalwood. Growers tasted herbs at times, a fruity-spicy note at others, or a mild or resinous weed taste. A green plant stood out for a sweet black cherry aroma, and one report compares the taste to a heavily seasoned, crisp-fried steak.

Cultivation:

Dutch Passion assigns Twilight to its outdoor line. According to the breeder, seeds are sown after 15 May and harvested in early October after 7 to 8 weeks of flowering; the technical overview on the same page gives 7 weeks, and older versions of the description give late September to the 1st week of October. The breeder rates the yield as high, and individual flower clusters are said to reach 50 cm in length under good cultivation. In autumn the plants turn purple to almost black according to Dutch Passion, which the breeder attributes to the indica heritage. In one report the coloring began in the last 4 weeks and affected leaves and flowers.

Documented indoor flowering times lie between 53 and 60 days; outdoors, 2 growers harvested after about 55 days and one after around 75. The stretch after the switch was a factor of 2 and 2.5 in 2 indoor grows. Indoors the flowers turned hard and compact, outdoors somewhat looser. One report notes a high flower-to-leaf ratio and few trichomes on the surface with a well-filled interior; the plant needed supports there and tolerated topping of the main shoot well.

Genetics and Origin:

On classification, the breeder contradicts itself. Older versions of its description, as reproduced in strain descriptions and grow reports, list Twilight as a pure indica; the current Dutch Passion page calls it a sativa-leaning hybrid.

In US strain descriptions, Twilight also appears as a second name for Lemon Twilight, an indica with no breeder named, which is described there as derived from an Afghani landrace. The THC and CBD figures given for it contradict each other clearly, and one user report suspects that flowers labeled this way are a cross of Sunset Sherbet and Do-Si-Dos with SFV OG. None of these sources links it to the Dutch Passion strain.