{{short description|Cannabis strain}} {{Infobox cultivar | name = Super Lemon Haze | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | genus = ''Cannabis'' | species = ''Cannabis sativa'' subsp. ''sativa'' | hybrid = ''Lemon Skunk'' × ''Super Silver Haze'' | variety = | group = Haze family | cultivar = | marketing_names = | breeder = Franco Loja, Green House Seed Co.<ref name=wiki/> | origin = Amsterdam, The Netherlands, late 1990s<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Lemon Haze |url=https://www.hytiva.com/strains/sativa/super-lemon-haze |website=Hytiva |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> | subdivision = }}
'''Super Lemon Haze''' is a sativa-dominant<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Lemon Haze |url=https://www.cannaconnection.com/strains/super-lemon-haze |website=Cannaconnection.com |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=w/> cannabis strain (also referred to as a "cultivar") in the haze family of strains. It was originally bred by Franco Loja from the Netherlands-based Green House Seed Co.<ref name=allbud>{{cite web |title=Super Lemon Haze Strain |url=https://www.allbud.com/marijuana-strains/sativa-dominant-hybrid/super-lemon-haze |website=allbud |accessdate=4 February 2020 |archive-date=22 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122054856/https://www.allbud.com/marijuana-strains/sativa-dominant-hybrid/super-lemon-haze |url-status=live }}</ref> as a cross between two other strains: Lemon Skunk and Super Silver Haze.<ref name=leafly/><ref name=wiki/><ref name=w>{{cite web |title=Super Lemon Haze |url=https://weedmaps.com/strains/super-lemon-haze |website=Weedmaps |accessdate=4 February 2020 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204054552/https://weedmaps.com/strains/super-lemon-haze |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fuego |first1=Herbert |title=Why Colorado Tokers Love Super Lemon Haze |url=https://www.westword.com/marijuana/why-colorado-tokers-love-super-lemon-haze-8461437 |website=Westword |accessdate=4 February 2020 |date=2 November 2016 |archive-date=3 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103131209/https://www.westword.com/marijuana/why-colorado-tokers-love-super-lemon-haze-8461437 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Popular on the West Coast and British Columbia,<ref name=allbud/> Super Lemon Haze has been a two-time ''High Times'' Cannabis Cup winner from 2008 and 2009,<ref name=leafly>{{cite web |title=Super Lemon Haze |url=https://www.leafly.com/strains/super-lemon-haze/info |website=Leafly |accessdate=4 February 2020 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204054553/https://www.leafly.com/strains/super-lemon-haze/info |url-status=live }}</ref> Medical Cannabis Cup, and Spannabis Cup winner.<ref name=michaels>{{cite book |last1=Michaels |first1=Dan |title=Green: A Pocket Guide to Pot |date=14 November 2017 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1452166421 |pages=315 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0qc7DwAAQBAJ&q=%22super+lemon+haze%22+AND+Cannabis&pg=PT315 |accessdate=4 February 2020}}</ref> Super Lemon Haze can be described as having a fresh lemon aroma, with an earthy, citrus flavor.<ref name=will>{{cite web |last1=Hyde |first1=Will |title=Which Terpenes Are Found in 'Haze' Cannabis Strains? |url=https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/terpenes-in-haze-cannabis-strain-family |website=Leafly |accessdate=4 February 2020 |date=2 November 2018 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204054551/https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/terpenes-in-haze-cannabis-strain-family |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Characteristics== [[File:Arjan Roskam1.jpg|thumb|left|Arjan Roskam, owner and founder of Green House Seed Co.]]
Super Lemon Haze traces its genetic lineage from two specific strains; Lemon Skunk and Super Silver Haze, which trace their lineage from Skunk #1 and a three-way cross of Skunk #1, Haze, and Northern Lights #5.<ref name=terp>{{cite web |last1=Hyde |first1=Will |title=Strain Highlight: Super Lemon Haze and Its Championship Heritage |url=https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/strain-highlight-super-lemon-haze-and-its-championship-heritage |website=Leafly |accessdate=4 February 2020 |date=1 January 2015 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204054553/https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/strain-highlight-super-lemon-haze-and-its-championship-heritage |url-status=live }}</ref> Although the Super Lemon Haze strain predominantly features sativa genetics, their flowers come in all shapes and sizes, with a bright-green hue and a dense amount of trichomes.<ref name=w/> The pistils on this strain are a bright orange color when the plant is fully matured.<ref name=w/>
As cannabis is traditionally a photoperiod plant, Super Lemon Haze's grow period can last between 10 and 12 weeks.<ref name=leafly/><ref name=w/> The yield is fairly high,<ref name=growing>{{cite web |title=Tips for growing Super Lemon Haze cannabis |url=https://www.leafly.com/news/growing/how-to-grow-super-lemon-haze-marijuana |website=Leafly |accessdate=4 February 2020 |date=23 June 2017 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204054555/https://www.leafly.com/news/growing/how-to-grow-super-lemon-haze-marijuana |url-status=live }}</ref> with a range from anywhere between 600 and 800 grams per square meter per plant.<ref name=wiki/><ref name=nl>{{cite web |title=Super Lemon Haze (Feminised) |url=https://shop.greenhouseseeds.nl/feminised-cannabis-seeds/super-lemon-haze/ |website=Green House Seed Co. |accessdate=4 February 2020 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204054557/https://shop.greenhouseseeds.nl/feminised-cannabis-seeds/super-lemon-haze/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Green House, this strain is best suited for growing in equatorial, tropical, subtropical and temperate climates,<ref name=nl/> as its longer flowering period would present some difficulties in a colder environment.<ref name=growing/>
In addition, Green House developed an autoflower version by hybridizing the plant's genetics with a ruderalis, which grows irrespective of the photoperiod.<ref name=w/>
==Medicinal properties== {{multiple image | align = right | footer = Limonene (left), an organic compound found in citrus fruits such as the lemon (right), is often the dominant terpene found in the Super Lemon Haze strain. | image1 = Limonene-3D-balls.png | width1 = 80 | image2 = Lemon.jpg | width2 = 198 }} Super Lemon Haze typically exhibits several terpenes, which are organic compounds that are produced by many plants, including cannabis. The most common dominant terpenes found in this strain are limonene,<ref name=wiki/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Devine |first1=Jimi |title=Terps of the Champions: Cracking the Terpene Code of 3 Award-Winning Strains |url=https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/award-winning-weed-strains-dominant-terpenes |website=Leafly |accessdate=4 February 2020 |date=10 October 2018 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204060145/https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/award-winning-weed-strains-dominant-terpenes |url-status=live }}</ref> which is also found in citrus fruits such as lemons, and terpinolene.<ref name=will/> Terpenes present at lower levels may include beta-caryophyllene,<ref name=leafly/><ref name=terp/> ocimene,<ref name=leafly/> and myrcene,<ref name=will/><ref name=terp/> depending on the plant’s genotype.
The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content ranges from 15 to 20%,<ref name=leafly/> with some phenotypes testing as high as 25%.<ref name=wiki>{{cite web |title=Super Lemon Haze |url=https://www.wikileaf.com/strain/super-lemon-haze/ |website=Wikileaf |accessdate=4 February 2020 |archive-date=25 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625045215/https://www.wikileaf.com/strain/super-lemon-haze/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=allbud/> This strain also exhibits lower levels of other minor cannabinoids, with approximately 1-2% of cannabinol (CBN),<ref name=allbud/> which can be traced to its Super Silver Haze lineage,<ref name=w/> and less than 1% of CBD content.<ref name=leafly/> Green House has also developed a high-cannabidiol (CBD) version by breeding it with a high-CBD male plant.<ref name=w/> Current Super Lemon Haze genetics range up to levels of 25% THC, 2% CBN and 1% CBD making this strain ideal for treating certain conditions like pain and depression.
It is said that the mood-elevating properties of Super Lemon Haze can help regulate mood disorders, such as depression,<ref name=wiki/><ref name=michaels/> while also helping with other conditions such as minor pains, nausea, and appetite loss.<ref name=wiki/><ref name=allbud/> The effects can be described as uplifting, energetic, creative,<ref name=michaels/> and cerebral.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Origin Of Haze Cannabis And The Top 3 Haze Strains |url=https://www.zamnesia.com/blog-the-origins-of-haze-n1187 |website=Zamnesia |accessdate=4 February 2020 |date=27 November 2019}}</ref>
==Awards== Super Lemon Haze has been recognized in the following cannabis competitions:<ref name=leafly/><ref name=michaels/><ref name=nl/> * 1st place ''High Times'' Cannabis Cup Amsterdam 2008 * 1st place ''High Times'' Cannabis Cup Amsterdam 2009 * 1st place IC420 Growers Cup Amsterdam 2010 * 2nd place ''High Times'' Cannabis Cup Amsterdam 2010 * 1st place ''High Times'' Medical Cup Seattle 2012 * 2nd place ExpoGrow Irun 2012 * 1st place ExpoGrow Irun 2013 * 1st place high times cannabis cup sativa Massachusetts 2021
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Cannabis}} * {{cite web |title=Genotype Report: Super Lemon Haze |url=https://phylos.bio/sims/sample/genotype/9o0r4zom |website=Phylos Bioscience}} * {{YouTube|id=1dcWWF1Gt5o|Super Lemon Haze - Green House Grow Sessions}}
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