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Comparison

Mimosa vs Granddaddy Purple

Granddaddy Purple is Mimosa’s grandparent: a GDP mother and a Larry OG father made Purple Punch, Mimosa’s father.1,2 The two sit at opposite ends of the scale: GDP is an indica that Leafly users call sleepy and relaxed, Mimosa a mostly energizing hybrid known as focused and energetic.3,4 Granddaddy Purple tests lower in state labs: 17.87% median THC against 20.00% for Mimosa.5

Side by side

MimosaGranddaddy Purple
TypeHybrid per Leafly; sativa-dominant per Weedmaps, 70% sativa per AllBud4,6,7Indica3
LineageClementine × Purple Punch (Symbiotic Genetics)2,4Mendo Purps × Skunk × Afghanistan (Leafly)3
Median THC (state lab tests)20.00% (844 tests)17.87% (512 tests)
Middle half of THC results17.45%–22.24%15.00%–21.55%
Top terpenes (median)β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene, Limonene (193 tests)Limonene, β-Caryophyllene, β-Myrcene (55 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsFocused, energetic, uplifted4Sleepy, relaxed, hungry3
FlavorCitrus, orange, grapefruit4Grape, berry, violet3
Flowering8–9 weeks (Leafly)4About 60 days indoors (Leafly)3
Leafly’s 100 best strainsBest for feeling uplifted8Best for feeling sleepy8

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.5

Lab-tested THC: Mimosa vs Granddaddy Purple

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% Mimosa Mimosa: median 20.00%, middle half 17.45%–22.24%, 844 tests 20.0% n=844 Granddaddy Purple Granddaddy Purple: median 17.87%, middle half 15.00%–21.55%, 512 tests 17.9% n=512 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.5

How they are related

High Times reported that Supernova Gardens found a Granddaddy Purple female in an old seed pack and crossed it with a Larry OG male to make Purple Punch, which Symbiotic Genetics later stabilized and used, as its own F2, to father Mimosa.1,2,9 Leafly says Ken Estes popularized GDP in 2003, and it ranked #2 in Leafly dispensary orders nationwide in 2025.3,10 Granddaddy Purple has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at granddaddypurplestrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 21 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Mimosa flower on Weedmaps, against 56 stores for Granddaddy Purple; around New York the counts were 30 and 58.11

More comparisons

Sources

  1. High Times, The 10 best weed strains of 2018: Purple Punch (2017-12-07). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. GreenState, Mimosa strain creators tell its cannabis creation story (Cara Wietstock) (2025-02-11). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Granddaddy Purple (aka GDP) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Mimosa (aka Purple Mimosa, Mimosas) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Weedmaps, Mimosa strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. AllBud, Mimosa marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Leafly, Leafly’s 100 best weed strains of all time (2026-07-14). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. GreenState, GreenState Cannabis Awards 2018: best new strain, Purple Punch. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. Leafly, The best-selling weed strains of 2025 (2026-02-02). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  11. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.