Papaya

Papaya flower takes its name from a strain that, in Leafly‘s words, its breeder made as a take on a Mango strain. AllBud gives the same parents: Citral #13 and Ice #2.

Citral #13, Ice #2 and the Papaya descendants

Citral #13 crossed with Ice #2 is the pairing Leafly gives, and its genetics section names Papaya Punch and Papaya Bomb as strains that came after. Leafly’s write-up calls Papaya an indica-dominant hybrid. AllBud’s version is 70% indica to 30% sativa, plus a note that the plant is pest-resilient.

Fluffy buds and papaya-orange hairs

Leafly describes lots of fluffy buds with papaya-orange hairs on plants that stay fairly short and thin. AllBud pictures blade-shaped buds with bright green leaves, brown hairs and a crystalline look.

A papaya-like smell and a peppery taste

Leafly says Papaya smells uncannily like the fruit and tastes like it, with a spicy, peppery side, and its flavour line-up reads tree fruit, tropical, apricot. One Leafly reviewer finds the taste tropical but more earthy than fruity, while others say it tastes just like papaya.

AllBud describes a thick sweet scent and a spicy flavour. Its flavour tags are citrus, fruity, herbal, peppery, spicy and sweet, and its reviewers mention tangy fruit mixed with skunk, floral, spicy and sweet notes.

Myrcene first, and two THC readings

Myrcene tops the terpene list in Leafly’s lab-based data, with limonene and caryophyllene behind it. The citrus terpene in second place has its own explainer in our limonene guide.

On Leafly’s strain page THC reads 17% and CBG 1%, and the potency meter sits above average. AllBud’s THC range runs from 20% to 25%. On Health Canada’s lower-risk page the first inhaled try is capped at 10% THC and 1 or 2 puffs, and Papaya’s 17% on Leafly and 20% to 25% on AllBud both exceed that cap; the peak may be up to 30 minutes off.

Relaxed and hungry, with energy in the mix

On Leafly, reviewers report relaxed and hungry above the rest, and also tag focused, happy, uplifted, euphoric, creative, giggly and tingly. For the hungry tag, our guide on what drives the munchies is the place to start. Leafly’s write-up adds that many users find Papaya energetic and productive, while AllBud tags creative, euphoria, happy and relaxing as the effects.