Purple Pistils

[cannamanibus]

That was a nice pic. Looks sick!!

cannamanibus Reviewed by cannamanibus on 12-02-2009. Purple Pistils I have a couple plants that i got from an old bag of mine. the pistils on these plants a a vibrant purple. i was just wondering if this is a special strain or just and effect of how i grew them. i have pictures, just ask Rating: 5

[greeri]

Absolutely beautiful. Hope it smokes even better than it looks. Congrats.

[henryhumboldt]

this purpling is caused by the plants getting exposed to low temps in flowering, or from lack of phosphorous, nice plants tho!

[irydyum]

In contradiction to the above post, I would like to add that purple/pink pistils are not necessarily the result of anything temperature related. Calyxs and leaves change color in response to temperature, not pistils. Pistils don't contain chlorophyll or pigment like the green parts of your plant. They only change color when they die back.

If you grew these out of a random batch of bag seeds, they are probably an f1 generation, meaning that there are a lot of combinations of genetics locked in since it's not a backcrossed or stabilized strain.

Purple/pink pistils are a simple genetic combination and don't do anything for you as far as identifying the strain. They could have just as easily been white. You could grow your purple pistil plant and a white pistil plant out of the same nug, and all the traits may be similar with the exception of pistil color.

Neat to look at while growing, but ultimately they will dry and cure to a different color. Enjoy it while you have it, and be sure to let everyone know what it turns into.

Peace