Freakshow
Mutations
I work with Freakshow, ABC, Duck, SWAG and AD17. Here I have collected my photographs and notes on leaf shape, variegation and other plant changes.
Mutant map: mutant.farm/mutant-map/
ABC
History
Australian Bastard Cannabis (ABC) is a mutation with small, smooth, glossy, non-serrated leaflets on a low, shrub-like plant. In the eastern hills of northern New South Wales, Australia, plants with this leaf were known as Mutant. The names Mongy Weed and Bindi Buds came later.
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Autoflowering / Ruderalis
History
An A plant that starts flowering independently of the length of the day. autoflowering ↗︎ plant moves into flower largely regardless of day length. In 1924, botanist Dmitry Janischewsky described Cannabis ruderalis from plants around Saratov. Lowryder was first released in 2003.
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Duck / Ducksfoot
History
The variety comes from Australia and is tied to Wally Duck, who said he found this material at the very beginning of 2000. By 2004 the variety was known from magazines and forums.
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SWAG
History
In 2003, Trinidad was developed with a stable webbed leaf. Ed Rosenthal and Blueberry Vanilluna were added to the line in 2015-2018.
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Legitimo / PAC
History
Legitimo, also called Jap.hop, is the KalySeeds founder plant behind the PAC (Pseudoacercannabis) lines. In their older description KalySeeds called it a 1998 hybrid between Purple Star and Japanese hop.
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AD17 / Apricot Delia 17
History
AD17 is a KalySeeds line; the full name is Apricot Delia 17. The source branch is Purple Afghan SWAG, also called Skinny Purple. Some plants have three-fingered, variegated or curled leaves.
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Variegation
History
Variegation is a pattern of differently coloured spots or stripes on a leaf. It can arise from mutations affecting pigment, viral infections or chimeras whose tissues contain more than one genotype. On 25 May 2015, Phytoplant Research found a shoot with variegated leaves on a Pilar plant; Divina came from it. Divina was granted EU plant breeder’s rights on 16 July 2018.
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The “Rosemary” phenotype
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Buds on leaves
History
With this mutation, buds appear right on the leaf, at the base or in the middle of the leaf blade. The trait occurs in different strains and is known as leaf buds, piggyback or foliar buds. Some of these buds carry both male and female flowers.
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Fasciation
History
Fasciation is abnormal growth of a shoot tip that flattens the stem into a band. The flat stem may bend, twist or split into several tops. Causes include damage, mutations, inherited traits and infections. Fasciated plants occur among the phenotypes of SWAG Original.