Auto Stromboli by Paradise Seeds

Named after an island volcano, this auto stacks its flowers in tight, frosted cones that look as if they have erupted from the stem.

Paradise lists it as Jack Herer x Skunk crossed with a sativa-leaning GG4 phenotype, then made automatic with ruderalis. The breeder credits GG4 with the punch and the flavour, and the older side of the family with toughness and density, all held in a plant small enough for a cupboard tent.

Pinene runs the show. Fresh pine and fruit fill the room in flower, then the smoke turns grassy and peppery on the way in and closes on sweet, tart passion fruit.

The breeder describes a lively, sativa-style rush to the head that settles into warm, full-body ease, and points it at experienced users given a THC figure above 20%. Reported uses include winding down from stress and taking the edge off mild aches.

Plants stay compact and bushy, under 80 cm on the breeder spec and under a metre indoors, with dark green fans and chunky buds crusted in white trichomes and orange pistils. The breeder gives 10 to 11 weeks from seed, 500 to 550 g/m² indoors and around 150 g a plant outdoors, and says it handles northern and southern summers well enough for more than one outdoor run a season. It resists mould, though the breeder advises watching those dense colas in humid spells.

Paradise Seeds is the Amsterdam breeder behind Sensi Star, which took both the High Times and HighLife cups in 1999.

Collector's notice: this pack is sold as a sealed souvenir and novelty item for adults aged 18 and over. Seeds are not to be germinated where doing so is against the law. Strain details are the breeder's published information and reports from growers and users, given for reference only and not as medical advice. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you live.