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Comparison

Purple Urkle vs Grape Ape

Both are grape-flavored indicas that users call sleepy, relaxed and hungry, and both trace to Mendocino Purps: Purple Urkle as a selected phenotype, Grape Ape as a cross of Mendocino Purps, Skunk and Afghani.1,2 In state lab tests, Purple Urkle’s median THC (19.00%, from only 35 tests) is higher than Grape Ape’s 18.42% (202 tests), a gap too small to read much into at this sample size.3

Side by side

Purple UrkleGrape Ape
TypeIndica1Indica2
LineageSelected phenotype of Mendocino Purps1Mendocino Purps × Skunk × Afghani (Apothecary Genetics, Barney’s Farm)2
Median THC (state lab tests)19.00% (only 35 tests: small sample)18.42% (202 tests)
Middle half of THC results15.98%–22.42%15.37%–21.25%
Top terpenes (median)None: no matched test reports individual terpenes (35 tests)β-Caryophyllene, α-Pinene, α-Humulene (99 tests)
Top effects (Leafly)Sleepy, relaxed, hungry1Sleepy, relaxed, hungry2
FlavorGrape, plum, berry1Grape, berry, sweet2
Flowering7–9 weeks17–8 weeks2

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

Lab-tested THC: Purple Urkle vs Grape Ape

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% Purple Urkle Purple Urkle: median 19.00%, middle half 15.98%–22.42%, 35 tests 19.0% n=35 Grape Ape Grape Ape: median 18.42%, middle half 15.37%–21.25%, 202 tests 18.4% n=202 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

Where the name comes from

Leafly says Grape Ape is named for its distinct grape-like smell.2

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Purple Urkle strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Grape Ape 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.