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Northwest Leaf 2026 Flower Roundup

The Northwest Leaf staff highlights Washington's top strains for our annual special.

Plaid Jacket Glacée Blanche

Beautiful purple-frosted buds glisten like candy from this cross of Ice Cream Cake x White Truffle. Dank notes of rich, earthy truffles melt into a deep cake-and-cream funk that dazzles the senses and sticks to fingers as a bowl is loaded. First tokes are exceptionally smooth, coating the palate in cakey-truffley-hashy smoke, relaxing the body from the chest to extremities, with a true indica buzz that’s ready for the couch and kitchen. -Wes Abney (@beardedlorax)

@plaidjacketi502 | plaidjacket.com 


Canna Organix Red Dragon

An exotic lineage traces the Red Dragon to a combination of West Himalayan Kush with a true Brazilian Sativa, which shines in the organic living soil greenhouses of Canna Organix. Thick and juicy nugs glisten with shiny trichomes, releasing notes of bright red berries dipped in a creamy fuel haze that smells like the stoner version of a delicious breakfast cereal. This euphoric and cerebral sativa is bright and sweet, superbly smooth and ready to fuel an adventurous day with terpenes. -Wes Abney

@cannaorganixwa | cannaorganix.com 


Buddy Boy Farm Presidential Kush

Giant purple nugs look like the grapes that we want to be fed, one satisfying toke at a time. The Presidential Kush loves the mixed light greenhouses that Buddy Boy Farm has been growing amazing weed in since 2014, and this earthy, gassy, creamy strain smacks the senses with a lemon-berries-piney finish that’s ready to delight senses and then sedate them. Sticky and oh so frosty, this flower is easy smoking and ready for executive decisions on dinner, dessert and a movie. -Wes Abney

@buddyboyfarmco | buddyboyfarm.com  


Method Grow Jaffa

A stunning cross of Trop Cookies x Gelato #41 x Sherb, this trifecta strain is chunky and purple, and it resembles a freshly snowed tree. The Jaffa oozes out of the jar with a thick aroma of orange peels and Gelato/Cookies/Sherb, with a frosting of gassy citrus and fermented tropical fruits that washes over the senses like a warm wave. First hits are bright and tropical, with a sweet Cookies and Gelato exhale that ushers in a happy, euphoric and giggly-stoned buzz that’s ready for daytime activities, especially outdoors. -Wes Abney

@methodgrow | curationsco.com/Brands/Method 


Heavenly Buds Strawberry Candy

These thick foxtail buds live up to the name Heavenly with this gorgeous light green flower that’s heavily covered in both red hairs and trichomes. Snapping the tip of a nug delivers a resinous pop and releases a rush of fresh strawberries, hazy lemongrass and earthy candied Kush that teased our palate from the jar. First sips of smoke are syrupy and smooth, with sugary berries teasing the senses as a cerebral rush smacks the frontal lobes, sending the mind floating in a blissful cloud of happiness. -Wes Abney

@heavenlybuds | heavenlybuds.com  


Bacon’s Buds Big Smooth

It’s smokable dessert time with this tasty cross of Cookies & Cream x Blueberry OG that comes from the living soil gardens of Bacon’s Buds. This lime green and extremely frosty flower slaps the senses out of the jar with a sharp OG-Blueberry gas that’s balanced by a creamy Cookies-citrus zing that’s mouthwatering and ready for big hits. Medium dense but still both fluffy and sticky, this flower burns true to the name: smooth with heavy effects that melt the mind into a sedated body that’s couchlocked and ready for treats. -Wes Abney

@baconsbuds | baconsbuds.com


Fire Bros. Chrome Dome

If you’re old enough to know that SODO stands for “South of the Dome,” you’ll recognize the Kingdome in chrome on the Fire Bros. jar, which is almost as shiny as the frosty purple buds of this Lemonheadz x Eye Candy cross. Simply stunning in the jar, this flower reeks of sour lemons, fermented candy and sharp Markers and Glue for an aroma that only a stoner could love. Sticky fingers load a bowl that sends a rush of thick, gluey, lemony gas that rushes straight to the forehead, with a smooth burn and devastatingly stoney effects that are worthy of the Kingdome references. -Wes Abney

firebros.com  


Agro Couture ATF

From legend to reality, Alaskan Thunder Fuck is a true classic strain, and these juicy nugs from Agro Couture carry the essence of the old-school cut. These big lime green nugs are heavily coated with trichomes and ooze with golden and warming hazy lemon cherries and a piney, earthy, citrus tang that took us 10 years back in time as sticky buds were broken up. This ATF is the real deal, and the proof is in the smoke, which slaps the senses with a slow-burning and hazy sativa buzz that puts the mind into a happy daze, complete with the giggles and a floaty body that’s ready to play board games and video games or hit the trail outdoors. -Wes Abney

@agrocouture | agrocouture.com  


Doghouse Farms Chem Bros

This Doghouse jar is full of treats, so if you turn on the Wi-Fi, we’ll move in with Fido and be very good boys for hits of the Chem Bros. Purple and green buds sparkle from the jar with giant visible trichomes, releasing a rush of gassy fermented citrus and berries, dark GMO notes and sour funky chem with orange peel zest that’s the best of this cross between GMO Cookies x Mimosa. First hits of this gassy sativa are smooth and sweet, with a tingly mimosa and garlic exhale, and a rush of cerebral energy that’s all good vibes and ready for a happy daze. -Wes Abney

@doghouse_washington | doghouse420.com 


Mz. A Candy Gassy

Take a deep gaze into this Candy Gassy, a cross of Kandy Kush x OG #18, inside glass packaging with a microscope lens lid that makes it easy to scope this purple frosty fire. These dense purple buds are heavily coated, and opening a jar releases a warm rush of rainbow candy, funky gas and a breathy, hazy, berry cream that’s mouthwateringly delicious. First inhales are sugary and smooth, with a body-relaxing, mentally euphoric and stress-free buzz that’s ready for a stoney lunch break. -Wes Abney

@ladymz_a


Sunshine Farms The Last Supper

Sour power blasts out of this jar like a sunbeam piercing the clouds on a spring day, sending the promise of sunny days and a fully melted brain ahead. Thick and chunky, these light green buds reek of sour soy sauce, fermented garlic, funky skunk and a chem-fuel zing to finish. Frosted almost white, thick, dense buds break up with sticky fingers, burning with a power that grips the lungs and sends the body and mind into a puddled, melty euphoria that’s ready for dinner and a show. -Wes Abney

@thesunshinefarms | wasunshine.com   


Tilted Cannabis Ripped Off Runtz

Thick and terpy, these dark purple buds tease from the jar and deliver sour gas Runtz and creamy, berried Z with a sour-cake-frosting finish. Sticky, foxtailed and shining with trichomes, this flower smokes with exceptional smoothness and a sweet Runtz exhale that builds a warming euphoria in the chest, and a time-slowing, drooly daze mental buzz that’s a happily stoned choice for daytime seshes. -Wes Abney

@tilted_wa | tiltedcannabis.com 


Viking Cannabis Orange Alibi

Bursting with freshly picked and squeezed oranges, this Orange Alibi is the perfect complement to a healthy, balanced breakfast. These plump nugs are deep green and liberally coated with trichomes to the foxtail tips, teasing the senses with a fizzy and creamy Orange Julius flavor with a kick of gas to remind the mind that this is weed and not fruit. Dense and sticky, this gorgeous flower burns slow and smooth, with a sharp citrus zing, and a quickly uplifting and fog-clearing mental euphoria that’s ready to kickstart a productive stoner day. -Wes Abney

@viking.cannabis | vikingcannabis.com 


Sungrown Honey Butter

Honey butter makes everything better, both the spreadable deliciousness for rolls and bread and this beautiful purple and frosty flower that’s ready to deliver an extra helping of the munchies. Soft and fluffy with medium density and a light stickiness, these nugs send wafts of golden honey, tingly citrus and creamy Z fuel that set our tummies to rumbling. First hits are syrupy and sweet, with a smooth exhale that drips with honey Z terps, relaxing muscles and the mind as a gentle, happily stoned euphoria sends us into the kitchen for a second sweet treat. -Wes Abney

@full.spec | sungrown.com 


Lifted Cannabis Pink Lobster 

The team that brought us Blue Lobster last year is bringing us Pink Lobster this year. The overtones are pungent and earthy with a sprinkling of fruitiness. Not gassy but definitely sassy, this strain almost smells pink. The taste is floral and extremely smooth, and it includes a great pine and citrus flavor. The high sets in pretty quickly and is definitely cerebral. The colors around you seem to go into oversaturation as you relax and enjoy the effects of this amazing hybrid. -Rex Hilsinger (@borophoto)

liftedcannabisco.com 


SKöRD Modern Muse 

Super bouquet off the jar crack, this flower is absolutely covered in crystals, and you can’t tell if it’s predominantly purple or green. The taste profile is earthy with lots of pine. Modern Muse hits the nose and makes you want to sneeze. It’s smooth to boot, but the numbers definitely show in the high from this one. Straight from the sinuses to the mind, you feel the full effect off the bat. It’s a sweet treat, but it definitely puts you on your feet with perfect sativa overtones to the high. -Rex Hilsinger

@skord_wa | iskord.com  


Lazy Bee Gardens Tropical Runtz 

Tropical is the immediate smell from this cultivar; it’s like guava and passion fruit came together as one. Extremely smooth, hints of citrus and hibiscus really bring the flavor around for a full circle moment. The buzz is reminiscent of hybrids that find the perfect fine line between indica and sativa. My mouth was watering afterward, and I still could write this review. -Rex Hilsinger

@lazybeegardens | lazybeegardens.com 


Dungeness Dank Taco Truck 

Pop that jar, and the scent that wafts out literally smells like a taco truck and street corn. When grinding it up for a taste, it actually smells like cumin plays a part in this one. Taco Truck’s taste is spicy, but it still has an enjoyable layer that is reminiscent of grape landrace strains. I swear, there was a flavor of cotija that followed this bong hit. Definitely no cotton mouth after this strain, though; it’s juicy through and through. -Rex Hilsinger 

dungenessdank.com   


CannaSol Mean Mug  

Mean Mug is a hybrid of GMO x Rootbeer backcross. Wait a second — Rootbeer! Let’s see what this is all about. This strain absolutely carries hints of sarsaparilla and follows with a creamy finish. Sun-grown Cannabis has an extra punch both in flavor and effect. It’s a high that makes you want to enjoy an A&W burger. Your uncle Bob said, “Sit back and enjoy this one.” -Rex Hilsinger 

@cannasolfarms | cannasol.com 


Svin Garden Amaretto Sour 

What a stunner! This flower is absolutely covered in trichomes and a stink that encourages you to get it into your lungs. Sweet and sour notes immediately flood your senses. The smoke is smooth on this one; you almost want to cough, but don’t have to. The high comes on like a freight train; it feels like you are launching into space, while this strain leaves your jaw nice and juicy. -Rex Hilsinger  

@svingarden_wa | svingarden.com  


Dank Czar Elephant Garlic 

Looks like this one is covered in the snow that we didn’t get this winter. A very savory flavor hits your nose immediately. Garlic is right; you experience it on the first hit, and the flavor lingers a little bit on your palate. Smooth sailing through the fog, though, not harsh. It has a sweet cheesiness on the back end. Feeling nice and light on my feet, this is some top-form hiking weed for certain. -Rex Hilsinger 

@dankczar_washington | dankczar.com 


Washington Bud Company Afghan Hash Plant

The immediate reaction to this flower is sweet and earthy. Pungent terpenes are readily present, and the cure is perfection. There is a nice little spice to the afternotes, just enough to tickle your nose. The burn is super clean, and it tastes just like it smells. The true indica vibe from this high is the real deal; find a comfy spot and chill. -Rex Hilsinger 

@washingtonbudcompany2012 | wabudco.com  


Mad Mark Farms Grape

Every nug of this strain looks like it was taken right out of a picture. This flower is light, fluffy, lime green, completely drenched in trichomes and looking tasty. You can tell this is Mad Mark because it appears the bud has never been touched. A very fruity and sweet terpene profile awaits you, and it lingers on the palate with an enjoyable effervescence. The smoke is dense and rich with flavor. The high is just heavy enough to help you lock in on that video game, but be sharp enough to enjoy it. -Rex Hilsinger  

@madmarkfarms | madmarkfarms.com 


Phat Panda Chronberry Crunch

With this strain, you can easily say that the “Chronberries taste like Chronberries.” The fruity, punchy and creamy display of terpenes is one of the qualities that keeps you coming back for more. A superb burn and a very relaxing high will continue to enthuse you. I recommend this strain as a reward for a great day of work or a fire way to start the weekend. -Rex Hilsinger 

@phatpanda | phatpanda.com 

Photos by @borophoto

This article was originally published in the March 2026 issue of Northwest Leaf.

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