This document provides tips for growing colorful cannabis plants by manipulating growing conditions to trigger genetic traits. It explains that certain strains naturally contain higher levels of pigments like anthocyanins that produce red, blue, or purple colors. To bring out different hues, the document recommends decreasing temperatures and light exposure as plants mature to mimic fall conditions. Specific techniques are outlined for producing reds, pinks, yellows, oranges, and blacks through nutrient deprivation or adjusting soil pH and temperature depending on the desired color. Certain strains are identified as more suitable for certain colored outcomes.

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COLOR CANNABIS
How To Grow Really Colorful Cannabis
Plants
Cannabis Plants Come in Many Colors and Shapes
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The Role of Genetics
If you live in a state that experiences all four seasons, then you’re already familiar with the changing colors of the leaves
from green to burnt oranges, vibrant reds, and subtle yellows during fall. Cannabis changes colors following a similar
process.
All cannabis owers start out predominantly green. But when temperatures drop and light is restricted, evolution has
allowed the plant to automatically undergo a metamorphosis. However, not all cannabis strains go through this
metamorphosis; it will depend on the strain. Some kinds of strains will change into certain shades, which is also the
reason behind their names; like Granddaddy Purple (https://cannabis.net/strains/indica/granddaddy-purple), for
instance.

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But most people who grow cannabis don’t live in a place where the seasons are ideal for outdoor cultivation, unless you
live in Southern Oregon or Humboldt County. This is why indoor growing has become more popular, and the most
feasible option, but in this case your environment will need to be recreated to mimic the changes in seasons to trigger
these changes.
Plants can only express non-green colors if they are equipped with the genetic building blocks to do so. These are
known as anthocyanins, a group of avonoids that give plants their red, blue, or purple pigments. Anthocyanins are
responsible for the colors you see in eggplants, violets, red cabbage, raspberries, and other vivid-colored plants. Some
cannabis strains already naturally contain a higher level of anthocyanins than others, which is why it’s much easier to
manipulate colors in them.
So to help you learn to grow your own awesome colorful cannabis that will make you the envy of your toking circle,
we’ve created a guide to help you do just that. You’ll need to keep in mind that no matter what color you want your pot
to grow, you will need to decrease the temperatures in your grow house and shorten the light cycles as your plants
approach greater maturity. Doing so is the only way you can mimic the e ect of fall for your plants.
Reds and Pinks
Hunting down red and pink cannabis strains may take some time, since it’s one of the least common variety of colored
pot. But there are some strains that have red or pink hairs on their leaves, which are expressed because of certain
phenotypes that have been genetically coded for these colors to appear in the owering stage, which is when
temperatures are dropped and daylight is restricted.
When you deprive your plant of some phosphorus, you can e ectively manipulate your cannabis into expressing slight
variations of these shades. Some of the best known red and pink strains include Pink Lemonade, Pink Flower Shaman,
and Alaskan Thunder Bolt
Yellows and Oranges
Cannabis strains produce yellow and orange hues because they contain certain carotenoids, which thrive in alkaline
conditions. You can increase the alkaline conditions of your plant once it reaches the end of the owering stage as this
is when the greens will fade and it will express these bright, sunny colors. These hues will be more pronounced on the

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buds and hairs as opposed to the cannabis leaves.
Alkalinity may be raised by focusing on soil quality. You can add homemade composts and other organic matter. It also
helps to test the pH levels of the compost prior to adding it in the soil, but either way organic matter will be bene cial to
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Blacks
The general rule of thumb in manipulating your strains to produce darker colors is by keeping your growing conditions
as cold as possible. Around 50F should su ce, provided that you’re growing a strain that is already genetically
predisposed to turning into darker shades. If the conditions are warmer, your buds will probably turn into golden or
red-orange hues. Without the right strain and temperature combined, there’s no way your bud will turn dark or black.
For ebony-like colors, check out the Black Widow, Black Mamba, Black Diesel, and Vietnamese Black strains.
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