Every legendary strain has a story. Behind each name on a jar label sits decades of breeding, a family tree stretching across continents, and an aroma profile that collectors can identify with their eyes closed. This guide walks you through nine of the most iconic strains you'll find in our flower collection — where they came from, who their parents are, and what makes each one worth a place on your shelf.
Amnesia Haze
A Dutch coffee-shop classic with roots reaching back to South Asian and Jamaican landraces, refined in the Netherlands in the 1990s. Amnesia Haze is a sativa-dominant cultivar famous for its long flowering time and its bright, citrus-forward aroma — think lemon zest layered over earthy haze spice. It has collected multiple Cannabis Cup titles and remains a benchmark for haze genetics across Europe.
AK-47
Despite the aggressive name, AK-47 is one of the most decorated strains in breeding history. Created by Serious Seeds in 1992, it blends Colombian, Mexican, Thai and Afghan heritage into a sativa-leaning hybrid. Its aroma is a curious mix of sour skunk, sandalwood and a faint floral sweetness — a complex profile that helped it win dozens of awards through the 1990s and 2000s.
OG Kush
The backbone of the entire West Coast scene. OG Kush emerged in California in the early 1990s, most likely from a Chemdawg cross with a Hindu Kush lineage. Its signature is unmistakable: fuel, pine and damp earth with a lemon-lime edge. Nearly every modern "Cake", "Cookies" or "OG" hybrid carries a piece of this genetic code, which makes original-profile OG Kush a cornerstone of any serious collection.
Gelato
Born in San Francisco from Sunset Sherbet crossed with Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies, Gelato defined the "dessert strain" era. Its buds tend toward deep purple hues with fiery orange pistils, and the aroma lives up to the name — creamy, sweet, with berry and citrus notes over a subtle earthy base. Phenotype #33, known as Larry Bird, is the most famous cut.
Gorilla Glue (GG4)
An accident that conquered the world. GG4 appeared when a Chem's Sister plant hermaphrodited into a Sour Dubb crop; breeder Joesy Whales almost threw the seeds away. The result is a resin factory — the strain earned its name because trimming scissors literally stick together. The aroma is heavy diesel, chocolate and coffee with a piney finish.
Blue Dream
California's everyday legend. A cross of Blueberry and Haze that surfaced in Santa Cruz in the early 2000s, Blue Dream balances sativa structure with the sweet berry aroma inherited from its Blueberry parent. For years it was the best-selling strain in North American dispensaries, and its smooth, fruity-herbal profile explains why.
Wedding Cake
Also known as Pink Cookies, Wedding Cake comes from Triangle Kush crossed with Animal Mints. It's a showpiece strain: dense, frosty buds with a rich aroma of vanilla dough, tangy sourness and black pepper underneath. Seed Junky Genetics' cut became one of the most sought-after clones of the late 2010s.
Zkittlez
The strain that made "candy terps" a category. Bred in Northern California from Grape Ape and Grapefruit, Zkittlez won the Emerald Cup in 2015 and 2016 with a profile that genuinely smells like a bag of fruit sweets — tropical, grape-forward, with almost no fuel or skunk in sight. It has since parented a whole generation of fruity hybrids.
Purple Punch
Larry OG crossed with Granddaddy Purple. Purple Punch delivers exactly what its lineage promises: grape soda, blueberry muffin and vanilla in one deeply purple package. It's a favourite parent strain in modern breeding and a staple for collectors who prize dessert-style aromatics.
How to explore these profiles
Strain character shows up differently across formats. Dried flowers in our buds collection showcase the full bouquet of a cultivar, while our 1ml cartridges capture strain-specific terpene profiles in concentrated form — a neat way to compare, say, the citrus of Amnesia Haze against the candy sweetness of Zkittlez side by side.
- Look for intact trichomes and a strong, clean nose — the hallmarks of well-handled flower.
- Compare lineages: if you like OG Kush, Wedding Cake will likely appeal too.
- Store your collection properly to keep those aromas alive (we cover this in a separate article).
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