How to grow Blue Velvet
THC 19% 
Flowering 56 days 
Height 50-60cm Taste
Seb's take
Berry, earthy lavender and a strange trace of coffee on the nose, from 1990s stock bred alongside the original Blueberry line itself. The high arrives fast and smooth — happy, giggly, hungry, sleepy, tingly, in roughly that order — from a short, sturdy plant that finishes in eight weeks and colours up blue in the cold.
Where it comes from
Dutch Passion trace Blue Velvet to the 1990s, when they worked alongside the original Blueberry breeder and first brought the Blueberry family across to Europe. She is bred from seed-stock left over from that very project, which makes her something of a period piece, a plant with a documented place in how these blue-fruited genetics reached this side of the water. The parents on record are Purple Thai and Afghani Indica, a Sativa reach crossed onto Afghan weight, and the history is real rather than decorative.
Nose & flavour
Berry and blueberry sit over an earthy base, with lavender lifting the top and, more unusually, a trace of coffee at the bottom of it. That last note is the one that catches you: a dark, roasted edge you do not often meet in a fruit-forward strain. An aromatic, slightly old-fashioned nose, and the better for its oddities.
The high
The record calls it fast-hitting and velvety smooth, and the order runs about as you would expect: happy and giggly first, a tingle through the middle, then hunger and finally sleep. A high that starts sociable and ends horizontal, arriving quickly and departing gently. Pleasant, uncomplicated company for an evening in.
Growing it
She stays short at 50 to 60cm, which makes her a natural for a sea of green where small, sturdy plants earn their keep in numbers. The record gives no yield figure to quote, so I will not invent one, but an eight-week flower on a compact, resin-frosted main bloom is a quick, tidy turnaround by any measure. Outdoors she is ready by the end of September or early October, and a cool finish brings out the blue colouring she is named for. Sturdy, short and quick.
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Common questions about Blue Velvet
How long does Blue Velvet take to flower?
Around 8 weeks of flowering, by the breeder's numbers.
Is Blue Velvet an autoflower or a photoperiod strain?
A feminized photoperiod strain — flowering starts when you switch the lights, so the timing is yours to control.
How tall does Blue Velvet grow?
Around 60 cm. Small tents take her without complaint.
How strong is Blue Velvet?
The breeder lists THC around 19%. Firmly in the strong band.
