Purple Dragon Auto

Crack a properly cured jar of Purple Dragon and linalool arrives first — that is the compound doing most of the aromatic work here, carried by myrcene and rounded off with caryophyllene. Terpene expression is not fixed at the genetic level; it is something you either preserve or destroy in the last fortnight and the dry. This page is about keeping it.

Terpenes are volatile. That single fact explains almost every flavour disappointment growers report.

Late flower. Heat drives off the lighter aromatic compounds, so the last fortnight wants cooler nights rather than a push for size. Growers chasing the final few grams routinely trade away the thing that made the strain worth growing.

The dry. This is where most of the loss happens. Slow and cool, over a couple of weeks, in the dark, with air moving but never blowing on the flower. Fast drying strips linalool first, and it does not come back.

The cure. Sealed glass, opened daily at first, held somewhere stable. Myrcene and Caryophyllene tend to surface over the following month as the harsher volatiles clear.

Everything above matters more than any bottled additive claiming to boost flavour. If aroma is your priority, the indica seeds range is where to browse the rest.

Effect descriptions are the least reliable part of any seed listing, this one included. What is defensible: this is a 66/34 indica at 18% THC, commonly described as creative, focused, calm, with linalool leading the terpene profile.

What is not defensible is any promise about how it will feel for you. Dose, tolerance, setting and the phenotype you happen to pop all move the outcome more than the strain name does.

Growing a few and selecting the keeper is the only way to know. That is what a pack of autoflowering seeds is for.

Linalool leads, myrcene sits behind it, and caryophyllene runs underneath.

Temperature changes what you get. Vaporised low, around 180 to 188 degrees, myrcene and caryophyllene come through cleanly while linalool stays in the background. Combusted, linalool dominates and the finer detail is largely lost. Same flower, two different experiences.

Purple Dragon is rated easy. That makes it a reasonable first grow — it survives inconsistent watering and imprecise feeding without collapsing, which is what a first season mostly consists of. Being an autoflower removes light-cycle management entirely, which suits balcony growers and anyone wanting a fast turnaround.

Shipped nationwide in plain packaging. Every strain page carries whatever grow data we could actually source, and nothing we could not.

• Finishes in 50-60 days
• Under lights: up to 350 g/m2
• Grown out: up to 400 g/plant
• Height: 90-120 cm. Medium
• Difficulty: easy