Purple Rhino

Purple Rhino is a hybrid cross combining White Rhino and Mendocino Purps. Known for skunk, berry, sweet aromatics.

In grower catalogs and dispensary menus, Purple Rhino is documented as a hybrid cross combining White Rhino and Mendocino Purps. In breeding programs, it has served as a parent line for Fat Purple and Purple Monster. It is recorded in state compliance flower testing in WA (2015 and 2017). Photoperiod cuts typically finish flowering in 8–10 weeks (~56–70 days) under indoor or greenhouse lighting.

Aroma and flavor

Jars of Purple Rhino are most often described as showing classic skunky funk, ripe mixed berry, sweet, sugary notes and crisp conifer pine. Chemotype data points to earthy, herbal myrcene, crisp, forest-like pinene and peppery beta-caryophyllene as the primary aromatic drivers, with batch-to-batch variation depending on cultivation and curing.

Reported effects

Consumers commonly report physical relaxation, heavier evening drowsiness and an upbeat, cheerful mood, making Purple Rhino a frequent pick for evening unwinding or unhurried downtime. The most commonly noted downsides are occasional dizziness and dry mouth.