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White Widow Seeds
Buy White Widow seeds — the 1995 Cannabis Cup winner in feminized, autoflower and CBD forms. Balanced hybrid, heavy trichomes, 8-9 week flower.
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White Widow seeds carry one of the most decorated hybrids in cannabis history — a 1995 Cannabis Cup winner bred from a Brazilian landrace sativa and a South Indian indica, and named for the layer of white trichomes that coats the buds so heavily the flowers genuinely photograph pale. Growers still choose White Widow seeds three decades later for the same reason they did then: the plant is short, structurally predictable, resistant to pests and mould, and forgiving of the mistakes that kill less robust genetics.
The effect sits almost exactly between energising and sedating, which is unusual enough that the strain became a reference point rather than a trend. We stock the line four ways — the original feminized photoperiod, an autoflowering version, a CBD-forward version, and a CBD autoflower — so it suits a first grow in a cupboard as readily as a full-season tent. What follows covers how it grows, what it tests at, and why it ended up in the parentage of so many modern hybrids.
4 White Widow strains in stock
Hybrid
White Widow
THC18–25%
- Type:
- Hybrid
- CBD:
- 0.1-0.2%
- Flowering:
- 8-9 weeks
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Hybrid
White Widow Autoflower
- Type:
- Hybrid
Speed is the headline trait of White Widow Autoflower, and for growers in Boston and across New England, that speed is less a luxury than a necessity. The original White Widow — a cross of Brazilian sativa and South Indian indica genetics — earned its legendary status over decades, but the photoperiod version demands a grower who can manage light schedules and accept longer timelines. The auto version rewrites those terms entirely. By introducing Ruderalis genetics into the lineage, breeders created a plant that triggers flowering based on age rather than a shift in the light cycle, typically reaching harvest in just nine to eleven weeks from seed. Compact, Fast, and Built for the Tent White Widow Autoflower stays remarkably compact, usually finishing between 50 and 100 centimeters tall. That restrained stature makes it a natural fit for indoor tent grows, where vertical space is precious and growers need predictable canopy management without constant training intervention. THC levels typically land between 14 and 20 percent, delivering the strain's signature balanced experience: an initial wave of energetic euphoria that settles into a smooth, relaxing body effect. The flavor profile stays true to its parent stock — earthy and woody at the core, layered with spice and a faint floral note that rounds out the smoke. Massachusetts home growers working within the state's six-plant cultivation limit have every incentive to think carefully about how to maximize yield from that allowance. Running White Widow Autoflower through multiple back-to-back cycles across a calendar year is entirely realistic. Because the plant doesn't require a light flip to flower, a tent running an 18/6 or 20/4 schedule can support perpetual harvests without reconfiguring anything between runs. That kind of efficiency is difficult to match with photoperiod strains, which lock you into a single annual rhythm tied to seasonal light. Flowers on age, not light schedule — no flip required Seed to harvest in approximately 9–11 weeks Compact 50–100 cm height suits small tent setups THC range of 14–20% with a balanced hybrid effect Earthy, woody, spicy terpene profile with subtle floral notes The trichome coverage on White Widow Autoflower is dense and visually striking — the name was always a reference to the resin-frosted buds, and the auto version delivers that same frosty finish. The buds themselves tend to be tight and resinous, producing a satisfying yield for a plant that finishes this quickly. Outdoor growers in the Boston area should note that autumn moisture along the coastal corridor can introduce humidity pressure late in a grow; the relatively short auto finish window helps sidestep the worst of that seasonal risk, particularly for late-summer plantings timed to come down before October.
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Hybrid
White Widow CBD
- Type:
- Hybrid
White Widow is a legendary hybrid strain bred in the 1990s in the Netherlands, making it one of the earliest marijuana imports in Europe. This indica-dominant strain has roots in South Indian indica and South American sativa, with possible ties to the Brazilian landrace sativa. Its global popularity has made it a staple in Dutch coffee shops and a frequent feature in pop culture, including the Showtime series *Weeds* and numerous hip-hop songs.
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Hybrid
White Widow CBD Autoflower
- Type:
- Hybrid
White Widow CBD Auto is an indica-dominant hybrid derived from South Indian indica and Brazilian sativa landrace parents. This popular strain has given rise to many offspring, including Blue Widow, White Russian, and White Rhino. By incorporating ruderalis genes, breeders have created an autoflowering variety of White Widow that also boasts high levels of CBD.
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Compare every White Widow seed variety
THC and CBD ranges, flowering windows and current pricing for all 4 White Widow varieties in the catalog, side by side.
| Variety | Type | THC | CBD | Flowering | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Widow | Hybrid | THC18–25% | 0.1-0.2% | 8-9 weeks | $14.80 |
| White Widow Autoflower | Hybrid | — | — | — | $14.80 |
| White Widow CBD | Hybrid | — | — | — | $14.80 |
| White Widow CBD Autoflower | Hybrid | — | — | — | $14.80 |
About White Widow Cannabis Seeds
White Widow's reputation rests on three traits that rarely appear together. The first is trichome production, heavier than almost anything else in its era, which is what produced the literal white appearance the name describes. The second is a balanced sativa-indica effect that neither races nor flattens. The third, and the reason it never left circulation, is how easy it is to grow: short stature, predictable structure, strong pest resistance, and an eight to nine week flowering window indoors.
The parents were a Brazilian landrace sativa and a South Indian indica, brought into Dutch breeding circles in the early 1990s. The Greenhouse Seed Co. release took the 1995 Cannabis Cup and then spent most of the following decade as the most widely grown commercial strain in Europe — a run that put its genetics into the background of an enormous number of hybrids that followed.
For a first grow, White Widow seeds are close to the default recommendation. The plant tolerates nutrient and watering errors, recovers from clumsy training, resists the mould pressure that ruins denser strains, and still produces a harvest with real bag appeal at the bottom of a learning curve. Experienced growers tend to keep it around for consistency rather than novelty: it does the same thing every time.
The four variants answer different constraints. The original feminized photoperiod gives the fullest expression and the most control over plant size through vegetative time. The autoflower trades that control for speed and removes the light-schedule requirement entirely. The CBD version keeps the structure and the sharp woody-pine aroma while shifting the cannabinoid ratio, and the CBD autoflower combines both adjustments for the shortest, mildest route into the line.
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8/19/2026