- Median THC
- 23.0%
- Flowering
- 8–10 weeks (~56–70 days)
- Breeder
- Cannarado Genetics
What labs found
- Median THC
- 23.0%
- Typical range
- 19.6–29.3%
- Lab tests
- 130
- States
- 8
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Terpenes that test highest: limonene, myrcene, linalool (from 64 tests)
Flower tested under this name in legal US markets, 2018–2025. 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 Papaya Cake
Papaya Cake crosses Papaya with Wedding Cake, bred by Cannarado Genetics and popularized in extract and flower markets.
Sources consistently list Papaya Cake as a hybrid cross combining Papaya and Wedding Cake, attributed to Cannarado Genetics. It has been submitted for legal flower testing across 8 US state markets between 2018 and 2025.
Aroma and flavor
Reported as ripe tropical papaya and sweet vanilla cake dough. Across lab terpene panels, limonene, myrcene and linalool most frequently test as the dominant terpenes, though the sensory balance shifts from harvest to harvest.
Reported effects
Consumers commonly report physical relaxation, heavier evening sleepiness and an elevated, euphoric mood, fitting its reputation for evening or unhurried use. Reported downsides include dry mouth.
Specs
Growing
- Grower notes
- Photoperiod cuts typically finish flowering in 8–10 weeks (~56–70 days) under indoor or greenhouse lighting.
The flower
- Flavour
- Apricot, Tropical, Floral, Spice
- Aroma
- Sweet apricot, tropical fruit, fresh floral blossom
- Terpenes
- Dominant terpenes: limonene, myrcene, linalool
Family tree
Papaya Cake is reported as Papaya × Wedding Cake.
- Parents
- Grandparents
- As reported, not a genetic test