Sativa Dominant · Dutch Passion
Power Plant
Power Plant is the Dutch Passion release built from South African sativa landrace lines that breeder Henk van Dalen worked through the mid-1990s before the strain debuted commercially in 1997 and became one of the longest-running staples on Amsterdam coffeeshop menus. The South African heritage produces a fast-finishing sativa expression that completes flowering in nine to ten weeks indoors — unusually fast for a sativa-dominant hybrid — and the plants stay manageable under indoor lights with moderate stretch rather than the runaway height of pure landrace sativas. The flavor leans sharp pine and pepper with a faint earthy finish, and the high is one of the cleaner energetic lifts in the Dutch catalogue, suiting daytime functional use rather than evening sedation. Dutch coffeeshops have stocked Power Plant continuously since the late 1990s, which has made it a benchmark commercial sativa for European cultivators chasing reliable indoor sativa yields. Sensi Seeds and several other Dutch banks have since released their own working lines, but the Dutch Passion release remains the canonical commercial version.
Reviewed 2026-05-23· Sources: seedfinder.eu, Dutch Passion catalogue
Potency
- THC range
- 15–20%
- Typical THC
- 18%
- CBD
- up to 0.2%
Flowering
- Indoor weeks
- 9–10 wk
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Climate
- Mediterranean, warm temperate, indoor
Yield & size
- Indoor
- 475-600 g/m²
- Outdoor
- 500-700 g/plant
- Height
- 120-160 cm
Indica / sativa ratio
Terpene profile
The aromatic compounds below shape how Power Plant smells, tastes, and ultimately feels in the body.
- dominant
Pinene
Alert and pine-forward — associated with mental clarity and bronchodilation.
- secondary
Caryophyllene
Peppery and spicy — the only terpene that binds CB2 receptors, studied for anti-inflammatory action.
- secondary
Myrcene
Sedating, musky, herbal — commonly linked to couch-lock effects.
- minor
Terpinolene
Piney and fruity — fresh, slightly floral, common in sativa-leaning cultivars.
Reported side effects
Lineage
Power Plant traces to South African sativa landrace. The cross sits in the South African landrace family, which influences both the terpene profile and the flowering structure described above.
Genetic family tree
Documented parents for Power Plant based on breeder catalogues. Library entries are clickable; ancestors not yet documented on this site appear in a lighter, non-linked box.
Strains crossed with Power Plant
Power Plant is a parent of 2 strains in the broader catalogue. These are crosses that carry Power Plant genetics on at least one side of the cross.
Grow profile
Grow profile
- Indica / sativa
- 20% / 80%
- Flowering days
- 63–70 days
- Stretch
- Moderate
- Pest resistance
- High
- Mold resistance
- Moderate
- Training methods
- topping, lst, scrog
Feed schedule for Power Plant
These EC and NPK targets are starting points calibrated for the strain's Sativa lean and easy difficulty rating — not gospel. Drop 15-20% off any EC ceiling on your first run and let the plant tell you where it actually wants to feed.
Suggested feed schedule
- Late veg
- 0.9-1.1 EC
- Early flower
- 1.0-1.2 EC, NPK 2-2-3
- Mid flower
- 1.3-1.5 EC, NPK 1-3-4
- Late flower
- 1.1-1.3 EC
- Final week
- Plain pH-balanced water for the last 5-7 days.
Full breakdown of feed math, runoff testing, and salt buildup in our nutrient guide.
What to expect through the grow cycle
Power Plant is documented with a 10-week flower and a longer stretch phase typical of sativa-leaning hybrids. The visual below maps a documented 14-week cycle built from 4weeks of vegetative growth and the strain's published flowering window.
Published grow reports for Power Plant concentrate the most observational notes on the stretch window. This timeline is descriptive — it reflects what reports document, not a how-to. Actual week-to-week behaviour varies with phenotype, light intensity, pot size, and environment.
Phase details
- Veg (weeks 1-4)
- The documented vegetative period for Power Plant. Plants establish root structure, leaf canopy, and node count before flower triggering, with a easy difficulty rating shaping how forgiving the early canopy work tends to be.
- Stretch (weeks 5-8)
- Power Plant is documented as having moderate stretch. Reports describe the plant roughly doubling in height during this phase as the sativa-leaning structure establishes its final flowering frame.
- Bud sites (weeks 9-10)
- Pre-flowers form at the nodes and calyxes begin to develop. Grow reports for Power Plantnote this as the window where the canopy's eventual bud distribution becomes visible.
- Bud development (weeks 11-12)
- Flowers thicken and calyxes fatten through this phase. Documented Power Plant runs show the bulk of visible flower mass accumulating here, with resin production accelerating toward the end.
- Ripening (week 13)
- Trichomes transition from clear toward cloudy and amber. Reports for Power Plant describe the Pinene-led terpene profile maturing through this window, with aroma sharpening week over week.
- Final (week 14)
- Calyx swelling is documented as complete and the harvest window opens. Published Power Plant runs end here, within the 9-10 week flowering range reported by the breeder.
Flavor & aroma
Reported effects
Common questions about Power Plant
Why does Power Plant finish faster than most sativas?
The South African landrace heritage finishes faster than equatorial sativa lines because it evolved at higher southern latitudes with shorter dry-season day lengths. That genetic background lets Power Plant complete flowering in nine to ten weeks indoors rather than the twelve-to-fourteen typical of pure tropical sativas.
Is Power Plant good for beginners?
Yes — it is one of the more forgiving sativa-dominant strains in the Dutch catalogue, with high pest resistance, manageable stretch under indoor lights, and reliable nine-week finishes. The energetic high is moderate rather than overwhelming, which suits new growers and new consumers alike.
Breeder of record
Dutch Passion
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