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Comparison

Purple Urkle vs Blueberry

Both are fruit-scented indicas that users call sleepy and relaxed. Blueberry is DJ Short’s Purple Thai × Thai line from the late 1970s and tastes of blueberry, while Purple Urkle leans grape.1,2 In state lab tests, Purple Urkle’s median THC (19.00%, from only 35 tests) is lower than Blueberry’s 21.91% (411 tests).3

Side by side

Purple UrkleBlueberry
TypeIndica2Indica1
LineageSelected phenotype of Mendocino Purps2Purple Thai × Thai (DJ Short)1
Median THC (state lab tests)19.00% (only 35 tests: small sample)21.91% (411 tests)
Middle half of THC results15.98%–22.42%18.40%–25.23%
Top terpenes (median)None: no matched test reports individual terpenes (35 tests)β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene, Linalool (74 tests)
Top effects (Leafly)Sleepy, relaxed, hungry2Sleepy, relaxed, happy1
FlavorGrape, plum, berry2Blueberry, berry, sweet1
Flowering7–9 weeks27–9 weeks1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Purple Urkle vs Blueberry

16% 20% 24% Blueberry Blueberry: median 21.91%, middle half 18.40%–25.23%, 411 tests 21.9% n=411 Purple Urkle Purple Urkle: median 19.00%, middle half 15.98%–22.42%, 35 tests 19.0% n=35 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Purple Urkle has only 35 tests.3

A Cannabis Cup winner

Blueberry won Best Indica at High Times’ Cannabis Cup in 2000, and Leafly lists Blue Dream among its children.1

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Blueberry strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Purple Urkle strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.