CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · CALIFORNIA ORANGE
California Orange
2 independent sources put THC at 15%; 19 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 8 to 20.3%; 8 recorded parents; 76 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Copa Cannabis Uruguay / Copa Cannábica de Uruguay (AECU).
California Orange is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by Bulk Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 8 and 20.3% (the middle 80% of 19 flower samples), with CBD around 0%. The terpenes most often reported are β-myrcene, α-pinene, limonene. Recorded parents: Agent Orange × California × Humboldt × Jack The Ripper × Mango Haze × Orange Bud × Orange Velvet × Usa Kalifornien Humboldt. Stated flowering time 63 days. 1 cup placing on record, 1 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources
● type: hybrid
15%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources
8–20.3%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 19 samples
8
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
76
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
1/1
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
10
Pictures on record
shown with source and credit
CHEMISTRY, CLAIM BY CLAIM
Every THC claim, and who made it.
| THC | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 15% | 2 | allbud, cropking, master |
| 12.2% | 2 | phytochem_smith, phytochem_lab, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 0.3% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 9.9% | 1 | replication_data |
| 11.2% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 12.7% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 14.7% | 1 | replication_data |
| 15.1% | 1 | replication_data |
| 15.1% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 17.8% | 1 | replication_data |
| 18.1% | 1 | replication_data |
| 18.4% | 1 | replication_data |
Lab range 8 to 20.3% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 19 flower lab samples, median 15.1%; CBD 0 to 0.2% over 19 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: β-myrcene, α-pinene, limonene, Linalool, beta-Caryophyllene, Terpinolene
68 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 24 non flower, 7 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 250 cm | 3 | alchimia, truenorth, seedfinder |
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 244 to 366 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 63 days | 5 | seedfinder, seedcity, seedcity_local, leafly_flat_grow, alchimia |
| 56 to 70 days | 2 | cropking, seedfinder |
| 55 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 60 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 55 to 65 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Agent Orange | 1 | seedfinder |
| California | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,master |
| Humboldt | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Jack The Ripper | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Mango Haze | 1 | strain_fact:cropking |
| Orange Bud | 1 | strain_fact:cropking |
| Orange Velvet | 1 | seedfinder |
| Usa Kalifornien Humboldt | 1 | seedfinder |
76 descendants through recorded links, including Blue Dream Cbd Seeds, California Indica Seeds, California Orange Cheese Seeds, Afghani Orange, Blue Dream Cbd, C Plus, Cali Orange Bud, Cali Orange S1.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Copa Cannabis Uruguay / Copa Cannábica de Uruguay (AECU) | FLORES – CLUBES CULTIVO EXTERIOR | 1st | verified |
Award claims checked 0 confirmed · 2 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabis Cup | not stated | seedfinder | event_ambiguous |
| Cannabis Cup Winner | not stated | seedfinder | event_ambiguous |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
10 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
How to read this page
Every value is a stated claim with its sources. Where sources disagree all claims are listed. The lab range is the 10th to 90th percentile of flower lab samples and is never blended with seed-bank claims. Parents are recorded links, never guessed. Pictures are shown with their source and credit; copyright is unverified. Nothing on this page was invented, averaged across sources or merged from another name.
Aliases on record: california-orange, expert-seeds/california-orange, mighty-mite-seed-company/california-orange, seedsman/california-orange, the-seed-bank/california-orange, unknown-or-legendary/california-orange, california orange regular seeds bulk seeds, californiaorange, 018NY6XC00VT08BB4VJHGQ29ND, california orange regular seeds canuk seeds
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dossier california-orange · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). California Orange strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/california-orange/