Landrace
Colombia
Santa Marta Gold, Punto Rojo
Climate
Coastal and Andean. Santa Marta mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cauca valley. Strong UV, distinct dry season.
Plant morphology
Tall sativa, 250 cm and up. 12 to 14 week flower. Famous for the Punto Rojo (red dot) trichome trait.
Colombia replaced Mexico as the US sativa import in the late 70s. Santa Marta Gold, Punto Rojo, Cauca Valley. Coastal sativas with red-pistil expression and a soaring head effect that helped seed the Haze project in California.
Documented from this region
Heritage lines from Colombia we recognize as historically important. Not currently stocked.
- colombian gold1968
Equatorial sativa that helped seed the Haze project. Sandalwood and citrus.
Preservation status
Not stocked. Cited here because Colombian Gold is the sativa half of the original Skunk #1 cross.