Hortilab
A seed company that appears in the Cannabis Cup category lists from 2009 to 2013. Much of its own story is still undocumented.
- 16cup results
- 5first places
- 2008–2015active in results
- 3cups entered
01Beginnings
The sources used for this page do not say when Hortilab started, who founded it, where it is based or why it was set up. Rather than invent a backstory, we have left this gap open.
What the record does show is narrower: Hortilab is credited as a seed company in the Cannabis Cup category lists1. If a reliable source on its early years turns up, it will go in this section.
02The story so far
Hortilab's documented trail starts at the 22nd Cannabis Cup in 2009, where its Starbud is listed in the Indica Cup category1. At the 23rd Cup in 2010 it appears in the Sativa Cup list with Sour Power1. In 2011, at the 24th Cup, a strain listed as Star Bud is credited to Hortilab in the Indica Cup1. At the 25th Cup in 2012 it is back in the Sativa Cup with Sour Amnesia1.
At the 26th Cup in 2013, Sour Power is listed under Hortilab in the Sativa Cup again, so that name appears in two different years1. Readers should not take the later listing as a new variety. There is also a spelling puzzle: the 2009 entry is written Starbud and the 2011 entry Star Bud, and the source does not say whether they are the same strain1.
Hortilab is not named among the overall Cannabis Cup winners for these years. Its listings are category entries, not overall cups1.
03Culture and community
All of Hortilab's appearances come from the Cannabis Cup, an event where judges from different countries try cannabis varieties and vote on the ones they prefer1. That event is the only cultural context the available material gives for this breeder.
The category lists are decided by a panel of VIP judges, who choose the seed company with the strongest entry in each of the Indica, Sativa and Hybrid categories1. So Hortilab's listings are results in judged categories at a competitive event, not a catalogue of everything the company has produced. The sources say nothing about Hortilab's own philosophy, collaborators or standing among other breeders, and we are not going to guess.
04Where things stand
The most recent dated Hortilab entry in the material is the 2013 Sour Power listing in the Sativa Cup at the 26th Cannabis Cup1.
The sources used for this page do not say whether Hortilab is active today, has changed its name, has merged with another company or has closed. A company can stop appearing in one competition's lists for many reasons, so the 2013 entry should be read as the latest confirmed sighting, not as an end date.
05What comes next
The sources behind this page mention no plans for Hortilab: no roadmap, upcoming releases or events. If reliable new information appears, this section can be updated.
On the podium, in our data
CannaLib records 16 cup results naming Hortilab, between 2008 and 2015, 5 of them first places.
Where they showed up
- IC420 Growers Cup (ICMag 420 Cup) · 11 entries
- High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) · 4 entries
- Spannabis Champions Cup · 1 entries
Strains behind the results
Sources
Written from the sources above and checked on 2026-10-29. Spot an error? Tell us on the contact page.