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The Official Cannabis collection · sheet 54No 54 · Mimosavs Papaya Punch

Comparison

Mimosa vs Papaya Punch

Papaya Punch and Mimosa share a parent: Leafly lists Papaya Punch as Papaya × Purple Punch and Mimosa as Clementine × Purple Punch.1,2 The other parent makes the difference: Leafly users call Papaya Punch sleepy, giggly and relaxed, and Mimosa focused, energetic and uplifted.1,2 Its lab sample is small: 19.00% median THC across 92 tests, against 20.00% for Mimosa (844).3

Side by side

MimosaPapaya Punch
TypeHybrid per Leafly; sativa-dominant per Weedmaps, 70% sativa per AllBud2,4,5Indica-leaning hybrid1
LineageClementine × Purple Punch (Symbiotic Genetics)2,6Papaya × Purple Punch1
Median THC (state lab tests)20.00% (844 tests)19.00% (92 tests); small sample
Middle half of THC results17.45%–22.24%15.30%–24.73%
Top terpenes (median)β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene, Limonene (193 tests)Limonene, β-Caryophyllene, β-Myrcene (44 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsFocused, energetic, uplifted2Sleepy, giggly, relaxed1
FlavorCitrus, orange, grapefruit2Tree fruit, tropical, citrus1
Leafly THC listing19%223%1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Mimosa vs Papaya Punch

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Mimosa Mimosa: median 20.00%, middle half 17.45%–22.24%, 844 tests 20.0% n=844 Papaya Punch Papaya Punch: median 19.00%, middle half 15.30%–24.73%, 92 tests 19.0% n=92 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Papaya Punch has only 92 tests.3

The Purple Punch side

Purple Punch is Granddaddy Purple × Larry OG, a dessert strain Leafly rates mostly calming, with sleepy, relaxed and hungry as its top effects; Mimosa got its Purple Punch through Symbiotic Genetics’ own F2.6,7 Papaya Punch has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at papayapunch.com, and its other parent, Papaya, at papayastrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 21 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Mimosa flower on Weedmaps, against 9 stores for Papaya Punch; around New York the counts were 30 and 0.8

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Papaya Punch strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Mimosa (aka Purple Mimosa, Mimosas) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Weedmaps, Mimosa strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Mimosa marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. GreenState, Mimosa strain creators tell its cannabis creation story (Cara Wietstock) (2025-02-11). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Leafly, Purple Punch (aka Punch) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. 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.