Super Lemon Haze

Super Lemon Haze Strain: Complete Guide to the Two-Time Cannabis Cup Champion

The Super Lemon Haze strain is a two-time High Times Cannabis Cup champion (2008 and 2009) that defines the premium sativa experience. Arjan from Green House Seeds combined three legendary parent strains to create something genuinely exceptional.

Genetics & Background

Super Lemon Haze was created by Arjan from Green House Seeds using Super Silver Haze, Lemon Skunk, Skunk #1, and Haze. This 80:20 sativa-dominant hybrid carries THC of 20-25%.

Terpenes

Super Lemon Haze's six-terpene profile: limonene, linalool, caryophyllene, terpinolene, pinene, and myrcene. Six-terpene complexity explains the strain's layered, nuanced experience.

Appearance

Super Lemon Haze almost looks lemony — bright, neon-like lemonish green leaves made all-the-more shiny by an especially crystalline trichome coating.

Aroma & Flavor

Pungent, skunky, and distinctively citrusy and sweet. The taste is a lemon tart with earthy undertones — one of the most immediately satisfying flavor profiles in the sativa category.

Effects

Super Lemon Haze opens a valve into your mind: creativity, imagination, introspection, euphoria, and all-around joy flood in together. It's like becoming a kid again but with the maturity to fully appreciate the gift of that state.

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Medicinal Benefits

• Depression & anxiety — benefits mental health patients most powerfully in moderate doses
• Chronic fatigue — the energy boost combats side effects of medications and chemotherapy
• Appetite stimulation — powerful munchies benefit those with clinical appetite loss
• Chronic pain — the higher THC count provides direct analgesic effects

Is Super Lemon Haze Indica or Sativa?

Super Lemon Haze is sativa-dominant at roughly 80/20 — one of the most sativa-leaning strains in wide circulation. Every strain in its parentage pulls the same direction, which is why there is almost no body weight to it and why it is such a poor choice for the evening.

At 20–25% THC it is genuinely potent, but the character is the point rather than the number: this is a clear, energetic, talkative high with none of the fog that high-THC hybrids often bring.

Super Lemon Haze Genetics: What Each Parent Contributes

Arjan at Green House Seeds built this from four legendary lines, and each one is audible in the finished strain.

• Super Silver Haze — the backbone. Supplies the soaring, long-lasting cerebral character and the trichome production.
• Lemon Skunk — the citrus. This is where the sharp, unmistakable lemon nose comes from; without it the strain is just another haze.
• Skunk #1 — structure and pungency. The skunky base note underneath the citrus, and the reason the flavor has depth rather than reading like candy.
• Haze — the ancestral sativa line running through the whole family, and the source of the expansive, slightly psychedelic quality.

That four-way stack is also why it carries a six-terpene profile rather than the three or four most strains show. The complexity people describe in the high is a direct read-out of the complexity in the parentage.

Super Lemon Haze Effects: How the High Unfolds

• First 5 minutes — a fast, bright lift. Mood rises before anything else registers.
• 10 to 45 minutes — the peak: creative, imaginative, talkative, and genuinely funny. This is the window the Cup judges were scoring.
• 45 minutes to two hours — sustained clear energy with introspective edges. Focus holds better than most sativas at this stage.
• Tail — tapers cleanly with very little body drag and no meaningful crash.

Use it in the morning or early afternoon. The energy is sustained enough to interfere with sleep, and the strain has a reputation for being a poor late-night choice even among experienced sativa smokers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Super Lemon Haze indica or sativa?

Super Lemon Haze is sativa-dominant at roughly 80/20 — one of the most sativa-leaning strains in wide circulation. Every strain in its parentage pulls the same direction, so there is almost no body weight to it.

How strong is Super Lemon Haze?

It typically tests 20 to 25% THC, which is genuinely potent. The character matters more than the number though — it is a clear, energetic, talkative high without the fog that many high-THC hybrids bring.

What strains make up Super Lemon Haze?

Arjan at Green House Seeds built it from four lines: Super Silver Haze for the soaring cerebral backbone, Lemon Skunk for the sharp citrus nose, Skunk #1 for structure and pungency, and Haze as the ancestral sativa running through the family.

What does Super Lemon Haze taste like?

Pungent, skunky, and distinctly citrus-sweet. The flavor reads like a lemon tart with earthy undertones — one of the most immediately satisfying profiles in the sativa category.

How long do the effects of Super Lemon Haze last?

Two hours or more. A bright lift arrives within about five minutes, the creative peak runs from roughly 10 to 45 minutes, and clear sustained energy holds after that before tapering with little body drag and no meaningful crash.

Why did Super Lemon Haze win the Cannabis Cup twice?

It took the High Times Cannabis Cup in both 2008 and 2009 on the strength of its flavor and the quality of its high — a sharp, layered citrus profile from a six-terpene stack, paired with a creative, clear-headed effect rather than raw potency alone.

Can I buy the Super strain online?

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Related Strains

Blue Dream Strain, Lemon Skunk (parent), Green Crack, Silver Haze, Jack Herer, Super Silver Haze, Ghost Train Haze Strain — both terpinolene-forward, award-winning sativas with bright citrus aroma.