The history of Mimosa

Timeline

1. 2003Ken Estes popularizes Granddaddy Purple, later the mother of Purple Punch.^5,6
2. 2012Supernova Gardens crosses a Granddaddy Purple female with a Larry OG male to make Purple Punch (in Hawaii, per High Times; Oregon, per GreenState) and later gives it to Symbiotic Genetics.^6,7
3. 2015Clementine, Crockett Family Farms’ Tangie × Lemon Skunk, wins a best sativa concentrate award, according to Leafly.^8,9
4. 2017Symbiotic Genetics releases Mimosa, Clementine × its Purple Punch F2, as 400 seed packs split between two stores; packs later sell at auction for $1,500 to $2,000.¹
5. Dec 2017High Times lists Symbiotic Genetics’ Purple Punch among the 10 best strains of 2018, and “Mimosa #3”, entered by Pure Melt Rosin Ranch, places fourth at the Emerald Cup.^6,10,11
6. Jun 2018“Mimosa #A5” by Atrium Farms takes second place for sativa flower at High Times’ Northern California Cannabis Cup in Santa Rosa.^2,12
7. 2018GreenState’s 2018 Cannabis Awards name Symbiotic Genetics best breeder, citing Mimosa; SeedFinder records Mimosa placings at the Santa Cruz Cup (third, outdoor sativa) and the Emerald Cup (fourth, outdoor private).^13,14,15
8. Sep 2019High Times names Mimosa one of 20 trending strains, “exploding in popularity” since 2018 as the Jungle Boys bring it into full production.³
9. 2019SeedFinder records a second place in the sativa category at the Karma Cup.¹⁴
10. Feb 2024GreenState profiles Symbiotic Genetics, also known as The Village, as one of the most popular breeding outfits in Northern California, naming Mimosa, Wedding Crasher and Banana Lunch among its sought-after strains.¹⁶
11. Feb 2025GreenState notes that eight years on, Mimosa is still making it onto dispensary menus.¹
12. Jul 2026Leafly’s list of the 100 best strains files Mimosa among the best for feeling uplifted.⁴
13. 2018–2024The 844 state lab tests of Mimosa flower in our dataset date from these years.¹⁷

Why it spread

It arrived at the right moment. GreenState says Mimosa came out in 2017, when Tangie and other orange strains were sharing the podium with dessert strains as the most coveted by consumers and growers, and that its breeders wanted a sweet citrus profile that would also make good hash.¹ The release was tiny, and scarcity did the rest: people lined up at the two stores, and packs resold at auction for $1,500 to $2,000.¹

Growers carried it from there. Jungle Boys tested the cross before release and, by High Times’ account in 2019, brought it into full production; growers’ own selections placed at the Emerald Cup and the NorCal Cannabis Cup.^1,3,10,12 Then it became a parent: SeedFinder counts 139 direct descendants, Leafly lists Symbiotic’s own Ginger Mints and Nam Wah as crosses of its refined V6 cut, and Royal Queen Seeds, Zamnesia and ILGM sell feminized versions.^{14,18,19,20,21,22}

The disputed parts of the story

• Year: 2017 in the breeders’ account, and a Mimosa selection was already placing at the Emerald Cup in December 2017; Weedmaps says it emerged in 2018.^1,2,10
• The 2018 Cannabis Cup: Weedmaps credits Mimosa with second place in the sativa category in Santa Rosa; High Times’ winners list names the entry “Mimosa #A5 by Atrium Farms”, not the breeder.^2,12
• The breeders’ names: GreenState names the co-founders Michael and Vince; SeedFinder credits two growers known as The Village and Budologist, and GreenState’s podcast calls Michael “The Village”.^1,16,23
• Purple Punch’s birthplace: Supernova Gardens in Hawaii in 2012, per High Times; Supernova Gardens in Oregon, per GreenState.^6,7
• Chalice: GreenState’s best-breeder write-up says Mimosa led to a best-in-show prize at Chalice, the Southern California cannabis festival, but gives no year or category, so it is not in the timeline above.¹³