Genus and species: The Cannabis variety of this invention is botanically identified as Cannabis sativa.
Variety denomination: The variety denomination is ‘Honey H-2018’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention refers to a new plant variety of Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) named ‘Honey H-2018’. The new Cannabis variety is product of a planned and controlled breeding program for new Cannabis varieties. The objective of the breeding program is to select new Cannabis varieties with a combination of desired vigor, potency, aroma, bud structure/form, yield, and tolerance or resistance to fungal diseases.
The new Cannabis variety is a product of a planned breeding program intended to combine some of the desirable characteristics of two existing varieties: G-13x Hashplant (a.k.a., “Retro Boogie”) (Cannabis indica) and SFV OG Kush x Jack's Cleaner 2 (a.k.a., “Long Bottom Leaf”) (Cannabis sativa). The variety arose from a cross between the parental varieties; using Long Bottom Leaf as the pollen donor. The parental cross was made in April 2017. Single plants were selected and reproduced by cuttings using traditional horticultural plugs, trays and domes. One of the reproduced plants showed pronounced vigor and was selected as and named ‘Honey H-2018’. This plant was transferred to the production on July 2017 and has been asexually reproduced by cuttings since that time. The distinctive characteristics of the variety are stable through successive generations.
The plant was asexually reproduced in Denver, Colo. For asexual reproduction, axillary branches of the plant were excised from the mother plant. The cuttings were treated with indole 3 butyric acid; the cuttings were allowed to root over a period of three weeks at a temperature of 77 degrees F., relative humidity of 60%-80% and constant illumination at an intensity of 100 PPFD.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be unique characteristics of ‘Honey H-2018’ which in combination distinguish this Cannabis plant as a new and distinct variety, as compared to the parents, the closet varieties:
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- 1. The new variety has higher potency as compared to the parents, the closest varieties.
- 2. The new variety has a sweet aroma as compared to the earthy or spicy aroma in the parents.
- 3. The new variety has a greater tolerance for fungal diseases such as powdery mildew.
- 4. The new variety has more vigor as compared to the parents, the closest varieties.
The traits of the new variety was tested at 2600 West Barberry Pl. Denver, Colo., U.S.A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS The accompanying photographs illustrate the appearance of the new Cannabis variety when the plants were at 63 days after flower initiation. The colors in the photographs are depicted as nearly true as is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors as shown in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description.
FIG. 1 shows a branch of a plant of the new variety.
FIG. 2 shows a single plant of the new variety.
FIG. 3 shows flowers of a plant of the new variety.
FIG. 4 shows a dried bud of a plant of the new variety.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION The following description is based on observations made in February of 2016 on plants produced according to an ordinary growth cycle. However, the new Cannabis variety ‘Honey H-2018’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype of the new variety may vary with variations in environmental conditions such as temperature, light intensity and day length without any change in the genotype of the plant.
The photographs and description are taken from plants grown at the 2600 West Barberry Pl. in Denver, Colo., U.S.A. Following rooting, the cuttings were transplanted into the growth medium, Hydroton®, and were grown for approximately 6 weeks or until roots emerged. The plants were then allowed to grow additional 9 weeks. During growth, all plants were fed and watered with nutrients from the Botanicare® Kind® line. Carbon dioxide concentration was measured and supplemented as required, between 900-1500 ppm. Vegetative growth was at a temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit, and relative humidity of 45 with constant illumination of 600 PPFD provided by 600 W Metal Halide grow lights. After adequate vegetative growth had been attained, flowering was induced by changing the photoperiod to 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness.
Plants were observed on day 63 after the flower induction and the botanical description thereof is provided below. Characteristics described represent those which are typical for the new variety. Measurements and numerical values represent averages for 12 typical plants and plant parts. The actual measurements of any individual plant of plant parts, or any group of plants of plant parts, may vary from the stated averages.
Plant Description TABLE 1
General
Parental Parental Check
variety variety Variety
(Female (Pollen (Cannabis
Characteristic New Variety plant) donor) Sativa)
Plant life forms Herba- Herba- Herba- Herba-
ceous Plant ceous Plant ceous Plant ceous Plant
Plant growth habit Upright, Upright, Upright, Upright,
tap-rooted tap-rooted tap-rooted tap-rooted
annual annual annual annual
plant plant plant plant
Plant origin F1 hybrid F1 Cannabis F1 hybrid F1 hybrid
between two Subspecies between between
Cannabis (G-13 x two two
Subspecies Hashplant) Cannabis Cannabis
((G-13 x Subspecies Subspecies
Hashplant) x (SFV (Lambs
(SFV OG OG Kush x Bread x
Kush x Jack's Jack's Sour
Cleaner 2) Cleaner 2) Diesel)
Plant propagation Asexual Asexual Asexual Asexual
Propagation ease Easy1 Easy Moderate2 Moderate
Height Variable; 1 Variable; 1 Variable; Variable;
(Unit: m or cm) meter meter 1 meter 1 meter
Width Variable; Variable; Variable; Variable;
(Unit: m or cm) 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75
meters meters meters meters
Plant vigor High High Medium High
Time to Harvest 18-20 18-20 18-20 18-20
(Seed to Harvest) weeks weeks weeks weeks
Resistance to pests No No No No
or non-fungal
diseases?
Is this plant a No No No No
Genetically
Modified
Organism?
1Easy refers to plants that don't require any special products, chemicals or hormones for rooting. Roots will also show up within 10-14 days.
2Moderate refers to plants that may take 14-21 days with an increase in rooting after additional hormone or nutrient has been introduced.
TABLE 2
Leaf/Foliage
Parental Parental
variety variety
New (Female (Pollen Check
Characteristic Variety plant) donor) Variety
Leaf Alternate Alternate Alternate Alternate
arrangement
(Phyllotaxy)
Leaf shape Palmately Palmately Palmately Palmately
compound compound compound compound
Leaf structure Palmately Palmately Palmately Palmately
compound compound compound compound
Leaf margins Coarsely Coarsely Coarsely Coarsely
serrated serrated serrated serrated
pointing pointing pointing pointing
towards tip towards tip towards tip towards tip
of leaflet of leaflet of leaflet of leaflet
Leaf hairs Absence Absence Absence Absence
(Presence
or absence)
Leaf length 20 16 16 18
with petiole
at maturity
(Unit: cm)
Petiole length 12 10 11 12
at maturity
(Unit: cm)
Stipule length 1 1 1 1
at maturity
(Unit: cm)
Stipule shape Long, Long, Long, Long,
bulbous bulbous bulbous bulbous
bases with bases with bases with bases with
acuminate acuminate acuminate acuminate
(tapering (tapering (tapering (tapering
concave to concave to concave to concave to
apex) shape apex) shape apex) shape apex) shape
Number of 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-9
leaflets
Middle largest 8 6 8 8
(longest)
leaflet length
(Unit: cm)
Middle largest 2 2 2 2
(longest)
leaflet width
(Unit: cm)
Middle largest 4:1 3:1 4:1 4:1
(longest)
leaflet
length/width
ratio
Number teeth 12 13 11 13
of middle
leaflet
(average)
Leaf (upper 141C 141C 141C 141C
side) color
(RHS3 No.)
Leaf (lower 143A 143A 143A 143A
side) color
(RHS No.)
Leaf glossiness Medium Medium Medium Medium
Vein/midrib Even, not Even, not Even, not Even, not
shape alternate. alternate. alternate. alternate.
(general Slightly points Slightly Slightly Slightly
description) towards tip just points points points
like the towards tip towards tip towards tip
serrations just like the just like the just like the
serrations serrations serrations
Vein/midrib Light green Light green Light green Light green
color (RHS 140B) (RHS 140B) (RHS 140B) (RHS
140B)
Aroma Sweet Earthy Herbal/Spicy Gas/Fuel,
(general Earthy
description)
3RHS stands for Royal Horticultural Colour Chart, which can be found at: rhscforgfree.com
TABLE 3
Stem
Parental Parental
variety variety
(Female (Pollen Check
Characteristic New Variety plant) donor) Variety
Stem shape hollow, large, hollow, hollow, large, hollow, large,
(general rugose, large, rugose, rugose, rugose,
description) punctuate, punctuate, punctuate, punctuate,
minutely minutely minutely minutely
glandular, glandular, glandular, glandular,
ribbed with ribbed with ribbed with ribbed with
ribs running ribs running ribs running ribs running
parallel parallel to parallel to parallel
to stem stem stem to stem
Stem 1.25 1 1.5 1
diameter
at base
(Unit: cm)
Stem color 144D 144D 144D 144D
(RHS No.)
TABLE 4
Inflorescence (Female/Pistillate Flowers)
Parental Parental
New Variety variety variety
Charac- (Female (Female (Pollen Check
teristic plant) plant) donor) Variety
Flowering Dioecious. Dioecious. Dioecious. Dioecious.
(blooming) Forms a tall Forms a tall Small
habit intercon- intercon- inflores-
(General nected nected cences,
description) cola or cola or tightly
terminal terminal packed
bud bud against
stem and
separated all
along plants
branches.
Proportion 50% N/A N/A N/A
of female
plants
(50%
or less?)
Inflores- Above Above Above Above
cence
position
Flower Over- Over- Over- Over-
arrange- lapping* lapping* lapping* lapping*
ment
Number of 240 190 210 200
flowers
per plant
Flower sessile sessile sessile sessile
shape and are and are and are and are
borne in borne in borne in borne in
racemes. racemes. racemes. racemes.
Each Each Each Each
flower has a flower has a flower has a flower has a
small green small green small green small green
bract bract bract bract
enclosing enclosing enclosing enclosing
the ovary the ovary the ovary the ovary
with with with with
two long, two long, two long, two long,
slender slender slender slender
stigmas stigmas stigmas stigmas
projecting projecting projecting projecting
well well well well
above above above above
the bract. the bract. the bract. the bract.
And the And the And the And the
flower flower flower flower
looks looks looks looks
urceolate urceolate urceolate urceolate
(urn- (urn- (urn- (urn-
shaped). shaped). shaped). shaped).
Flower 3 3 3 3
(individual
pistillate)
length
(Unit: mm)
Flower 2 2 1.5 2
(Racemes)
diameter
(Unit: cm)
Bract shape Round at the Round at the Round at the Round at the
(general base but base but base but base but
description) tapered tapered tapered tapered
towards towards towards towards
the tip the tip the tip the tip
Bract color 142C 142C 142C 142C
(RHS No.)
Calyx shape Round Round Round Round
(general
description)
Calyx color 142C 142C 142C 142C
(RHS No.)
Stigma Curved and Curved and Curved and Curved and
shape wavy, thin wavy, thin wavy, thin wavy, thin
(general
description)
Stigma 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
length
(Unit: cm)
Stigma closely closely closely closely
color resembling resembling resembling resembling
(RHS No.) an an an an
off white or off white or off white or off white or
NN155D NN155D NN155D NN155D
Trichome Glandular, Glandular, Glandular, Glandular,
shape thus thus thus thus
(general it has a stalk it has a stalk it has a stalk it has a stalk
description) that supports that supports that supports that supports
secretory secretory secretory secretory
head head head head
Trichome Mature Mature Mature Mature
color cap = cap = cap = cap =
(RHS No.) N172C N172C N172C N172C
Stalk = Stalk = Stalk = Stalk =
Clear/ Clear/ Clear/ Clear/
Translucent Translucent Translucent Translucent
closely closely closely closely
resembling resembling resembling resembling
an an an an
off white or off white or off white or off white or
NN155D NN155D NN155D NN155D
Terminal Rounded top Large inter- Small, Round but
bud shape buds with connected rounded with
(general slightly fox cola or and textured
description) tailing terminal slightly flat projections
bud. on top. (fox tails).
Conical Spikey
Terminal 142C 142C 142C 142C
bud color
(RHS No.)
Pedicel absence absence absence absence
(Presence
or absence)
Staminate N/A N/A Round sacks N/A
shape of modular
composition
like the
hand of a
banana but
originating
from a set
of stems
similar to
grapes
Pollen N/A N/A Typical N/A
description yellow
pollen with
musty smell
Seed Starts off Starts off N/A Starts off
description white and white and white and
turns to turns to turns to
Brown with Brown with Brown with
black or black or black or
dark brown dark brown dark brown
stripes stripes stripes
Petal absence absence absence absence
description
Tetra- 25-28% 22-24% N/A (male) 20-24%
hydrocan- THC THC THC
nabinolic
acid (THC)
content**
*overlapping refers to the stacking of the bud structure.
**THC content was determined using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (“HPLC”) with Diode-Array Detection (“DAD”).
TABLE 5
Other Characteristics and culture
New Parental Parental
Variety variety variety
(Female (Female (Pollen Check
Characteristic plant) plant) donor) Variety
Time Blooms in Blooms in Blooms in Blooms in
period 9-11 weeks 9-11 weeks 9-11 9-11
and after cutting- after cutting- weeks after weeks after
condition of and-rooting and-rooting cutting-and- cutting-and-
flowering/ when more when more rooting when rooting when
blooming than 12 than 12 more than 12 more than 12
hours light hours light hours light is hours light
is applied is applied to applied to is applied
to induce induce induce to induce
flowering flowering flowering flowering
Hardiness High High Medium Medium
of plant5
Breaking High High Medium Medium
action4
Rooting rate 9 days 9 days 9 days 9 days
after
cutting/cloning
(under certain
or specific
condition)
4refers to how strong the stem is against the breakage such as fibrous, strong, flexible, resistant to breakage, etc.
5A high hardiness refers to drought resistant; low nutrient requirement/demand; wind resistant due to strong branching and turgidity, along with above average rooting ability (anchoring).
Additional Characteristics The plant has high vigor. As one example, 1,750.8 lbs of usable plant matter were harvested in 2020, of which 1,311.1 lbs were bud and 439.7 lbs were trim.
Main stem grooves are shallow. Internode length is medium. Average terminal bud size is medium (4″-5″). Aroma is spicy and floral, with a hint of musk. Flowers are light green, lime, orange, or white.
Shipping quality: This strain can be stored for 6 months prior to final packaging. Plant materials can be used include, for example, raw flower, prerolled joints. Plant materials can also be used in concentrates.
Average width of the leaf is 4.5″. Fragrance is a mix of creeping thyme and tricolor sage. Petiole surface is punctuated with farinose trichomes. Stipule's surface is glabrous. Anthocyanin coloration on the petiole—very strong. Stipule's color is green.
Average size of bract is ¼ inch and the average size of bracteoles is ¼ inch.
Trichomes are clear, begin to turn translucent/milky white around day 50 of flowering stage.
Types of glandular trichomes include a) Bulbous, b) Capitate-sessile, and c) Capitate-stalked. Types of non-glandular trichomes present include a) Cystolith hairs and b) Tear-drop shaped.
