- Median THC
- 22.7%
- Flowering
- 8–9 weeks (~60 days)
- Yield
- Medium
- Breeder
- Backpackboyz
What labs found
- Median THC
- 22.7%
- Typical range
- 17.1–29.2%
- Lab tests
- 513
- States
- 9
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Terpenes that test highest: limonene, caryophyllene, linalool (from 316 tests)
Flower tested under this name in legal US markets, 2020–2025. The range covers the middle 90% of tests. Growers and labs vary, so a given jar can fall outside it. Data: Jikomes & Zoorob (CC0), Cannabis Wise Guys (CC BY 4.0), Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0).
About Lemon Cherry Gelato
Lemon Cherry Gelato is one of the best-known modern names, and also one with an undocumented origin.
Sunset Sherbet and Girl Scout Cookies are the most commonly cited parents, but no breeder has been confirmed and some accounts add an unknown third parent. The Bay Area brand Backpackboyz helped popularize the name, which is not the same as breeding it.
Aroma and flavor
Reported as tart lemon and sweet cherry over a creamy base.
Reported effects
People commonly report relaxation and a giggly euphoria, with dry mouth.
Specs
Growing
- Plant height
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Grower notes
- Rated difficult difficulty for home and commercial cultivators, reaching medium plant height, with medium harvest yields and finishing in 8–9 weeks (~60 days).
The flower
- Flavour
- Lemon, Citrus, Berry, Pungent
- Aroma
- Tart lemon peel, bright citrus zest, ripe mixed berry
- Terpenes
- Dominant terpenes: limonene, caryophyllene, linalool
Family tree
Lemon Cherry Gelato is reported as Sunset Sherbet × Girl Scout Cookies. 5 strains here were bred from it.
- Parents
- Grandparents
- Bred from it
- As reported, not a genetic test