TL;DR
- Lean: Sativa-leaning hybrid (around 70/30), 19 to 27 percent THC
- Flavor: Bright orange peel and tangerine over soft grape candy
- Effect: Fast cerebral lift, mood-bright, productive social middle
- Best for: Late morning, brunch, social walks, creative work
- Bottom line: The daytime citrus benchmark, the strain that owned brunch
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Strain Overview
Mimosa is the daytime sativa-leaning hybrid that turned brunch terpenes into a household phrase. Symbiotic Genetics built her by crossing Clementine over Purple Punch, and the cross landed exactly where every breeder hopes a citrus project will land: a sharp, bright orange-peel front, a soft sweet-fruit midpalate, and a structural backbone strong enough to hold up under heavy yields. She is one of the most-grown sativa-tilted hybrids of the modern era, and she earned the spot on character, not on hype.
The character is what made her famous. Mimosa is the strain you reach for when you need to be social, productive, and present, the morning hike, the afternoon walk-and-talk, the casual brunch with people you actually want to see. She is not a couch strain. She is a get-things-done strain wrapped in a sweet citrus profile that smells like the kitchen the morning after orange-cream pancakes.
For a grower, she is generous, photogenic, and very Gelato-stable in her response to feed and light. For a smoker, she is the daytime sativa-hybrid benchmark. Either side of the coin, she earns shelf placement.
Quick Facts For Smokers
| Price | $99 (free 2-day shipping) |
| THC | 19-27% |
| Dominant terpenes | Limonene, beta-caryophyllene, myrcene |
| Lineage | Clementine x Purple Punch |
| Breeder | Symbiotic Genetics |
Quick Facts For Growers
| Flowering time | 9-10 weeks indoor |
| Yield | 1.4 to 1.8 oz per square foot indoor |
| Stretch | 2x or more |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Climate | Indoor, light dep, outdoor (long-season preferred) |
Lineage & History: The Strain That Owned Brunch
Symbiotic Genetics, run out of Northern California, has produced a short list of strains that actually mattered, and Mimosa is the headline. Her mother is Clementine, a Tangie x Lemon Skunk cross that anchors the citrus character. Her father is Purple Punch, a Larry OG x Granddaddy Purp cross that contributes the structural density, the resin volume, and a touch of the candy-fruit sweetness on the back of the palate.
Both sides did their job. Clementine pulls the bright, peel-zest citrus forward in the nose. Purple Punch fills out the structure, layers in the sweet candy mid-palate, and gives Mimosa the kind of bag weight that lets her compete with heavier indica-leaning hybrids on the shelf. Most batches land in the 19 to 27 percent THC range, with limonene routinely the dominant terpene by a comfortable margin. She earned a Strain of the Year nomination shortly after release and has never really left the rotation. Her offspring, including Purple Punch crosses and downstream brunch-themed hybrids, fill a meaningful slice of the modern citrus catalog.
Flavor & Aroma
Open the jar and the orange peel hits first. Bright tangerine, sweet citrus, a pith-zest sharpness that smells like a freshly squeezed glass of juice. Underneath, the Purple Punch side layers in a sweet candy backbone, soft grape, vanilla, and a touch of cream that pulls the citrus into something rounder and easier to live with than a one-note tangerine.
On the inhale she opens with bright citrus and tangerine sweetness. Mid-palate brings the soft grape candy from Purple Punch, with a subtle pepper from the caryophyllene. Exhale finishes clean, citrus-led, with a long sweet-orange fade that hangs on the tongue. Smoke is light to medium-bodied, smoother than her THC numbers suggest, and the citrus character holds well across a session.
She presses to rosin cleanly. The orange-peel front holds, the candy mid-palate softens slightly, and the limonene-driven character translates well into vape carts and live resin. Across formats she keeps a recognizable Mimosa identity, which is most of the reason she became the daytime-citrus benchmark.
Effects & What to Expect
Onset is fast. Within minutes the cerebral lift kicks in, energetic, mood-bright, focused, with a clear social edge that suits brunch, walks, and creative work. The first 30 to 45 minutes are her sweet spot, alert, talkative, productive, with the kind of headspace that makes a normal task feel a little easier. She does not push toward racy or overwhelming, the Purple Punch side keeps the body grounded enough to stay comfortable.
As the experience develops, a soft body warmth layers in. Shoulders relax, posture settles, and the second hour pulls slightly more grounded than the first. Most users still describe her as sativa-leaning all the way through, but the back half is where the Purple Punch contribution shows up. Total run time is roughly two hours. New users should pay attention to dose, larger amounts can tip her into a sleepier zone than the first 30 minutes suggest.
Daytime, late morning, brunch, social walks, creative work. She is a get-out-of-the-house strain, not a watch-three-movies strain.
Growing Mimosa
She is moderate-to-skilled. Vigor is generous, structure is tall and lateral, and she rewards a grower who knows how to control stretch on a sativa-leaning Cookies-adjacent hybrid. If you have grown Clementine or any Tangie cross, she will feel familiar with a touch more density.
Stretch in early flower is real, often 2x or more. Top her early, at node 4 or 5, run multiple toppings if you are working in a tight tent, and install a screen at the flip without exception. She will dominate the central cola and outpace her laterals if you do not actively weave her into the screen. A 4×4 with four to six plants in 3 to 5 gallon pots is the comfortable density. Indoor flowering finishes 63 to 70 days. Outdoor harvest hits mid to late October, and she prefers a long-season climate to fully ripen her terpenes. Yields are medium-heavy indoors, roughly 1.4 to 1.8 oz per square foot, with outdoor plants pulling 16 to 24 oz in good sun.
Feed her clean. She tolerates a standard schedule well, around 900 to 1100 ppm in peak flower, with strong calcium-magnesium support through stretch. Pay attention to potassium in the back half, the Purple Punch side will reach for it as the buds fill out. Humidity is the persistent risk because her structure stacks tight in the cola tops, drop RH to 45 percent for the final three weeks and check the densest tops daily.
Cool finish helps. Drop nighttime temps to 62 to 66 degrees in the last two weeks, and any latent purple from the Purple Punch side will pull forward in the bracts and sugar leaf. Cure her at least 14 days in glass at 58 to 62 percent RH, burping daily through the first week. The bright citrus terps preserve well with a careful cure, a rushed dry will flatten the orange-peel front significantly.
Buy Mimosa Clones ($99, the brunch in flower form)
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Verified Symbiotic Genetics Clementine x Purple Punch cut
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If You Like Mimosa, Try
- Papaya Juice: another fruit-forward sister, similar daytime fit with a different terp front.
- Lemon Cherry Gelato Cannatique: stays in the fruit lane, swap the host for a sweeter or louder cousin.
- Grandi Guava: a fruit stablemate in the catalog, similar bag appeal with its own signature.
FAQ
What is Mimosa a cross of?
Clementine crossed with Purple Punch. Bred by Symbiotic Genetics out of Northern California.
Is she indica or sativa dominant?
Sativa-leaning hybrid, roughly 70/30. Lifted and social through the first 45 minutes, with a soft body settle in the second hour. Most users describe her as a daytime strain through and through.
What THC range should I expect?
Most batches land at 19 to 27 percent. Dialed cuts in good light push the upper end with strong limonene-driven terpene profiles.
**How long does she flower
