When California growers talk about breeders who actually win trophies with their own cuts, Maven Genetics belongs in the conversation. The LA-based cultivator took first place at the 2023 High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal with Orange Bellini and second place with French Laundry — and both of those cup winners are mothers of seed lines you can grow yourself.
Maven Genetics seeds are now available at Seeds & Clones, and the lineup just grew: their two newest releases, Dirty Laundry and Lipstain, both built on the Prizm male, have landed alongside the full current catalog.
This guide starts with the new Prizm drop, then walks through every Maven pack we carry — with lineage, flowering time, and potency straight from the breeder.
Maven Genetics is a California-based cannabis cultivator and seed breeder known for award-winning small-batch indoor flower and a selection-heavy breeding program, with seed lines built around cup-winning cuts like Orange Bellini and FKAFL (French Laundry). Rather than flooding the market with crosses, Maven hunts large populations and releases only standout selections — their Blue Lotus was chosen from 12 phenotypes before earning a spot in the limited Black Box Series.
Their breeding program revolves around a few foundational cultivars you’ll see again and again:
That repetition is the point: it gives every Maven release a recognizable identity — gassy OG backbone, dessert-forward terps, and heavy resin.
| Strain | Lineage | Type | Days | THC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Laundry | FKAFL x Prizm | Hybrid | 60–65 | 23–28% |
| Lipstain | Lipsmackerz x Prizm | Indica | 60–65 | 23–28% |
| Blue Dashi | Umami Butter x Blue Lotus | Indica | 56–63 | 24–29% |
| Blue Lotus S1 | Blue Lotus (selfed) | Indica | 56–63 | 24–29% |
| Orange Saphire | Orange Bellini x Blue Lotus | Sativa | 56–60 | 22–26% |
| Apples and Diamonds | Black Diamond X x Golden Applez | Indica | 56–63 | 27–30% |
| Gold Linens | FKAFL x Golden Applez | Hybrid | 56–63 | 23–28% |
| Golden Ticket | Runtz x Golden Applez | Hybrid | 56–60 | 24–29% |
| Piña Sangria | Sour Sangria x Golden Applez | Sativa | 56–63 | 23–28% |
| Paradiso | Golden Applez Collection | — | — | — |
Regular strains come in 12-packs ($75). Blue Lotus Collection feminized strains come in 6-packs ($100). The new Prizm releases, Dirty Laundry and Lipstain, are feminized 6-packs ($150).
Maven’s two newest releases share a father: Prizm, their in-house male bred from Opal x Permanent Marker, selected for exceptional resin production, strong structure, and striking purple expression. Both are feminized 6-packs, both finish in a fast 60–65 days, and both test 23–28%.
Lineage: FKAFL (L.A. Rouge x The Soap) x Prizm
Type: Hybrid
Flowering: 60–65 days
Yield: High
Potency: 23–28%
Aromas: Citrus, gas, sweet funk
Two of Maven’s most celebrated cultivars in one cross — and the progeny proved more than the sum of the parents. FKAFL brings dense flower and the loud aromatic depth that took second place at the Cannabis Cup; Prizm adds resin, structure, and purple color. The aroma opens with earthy musk and sweet funk before giving way to gas, citrus peel, and subtle pine. Expect high vigor, moderate stretch, and a plant that responds well to topping, training, and trellis — phenos range from vibrant green to deep purple.
Heads up: this is Maven’s Dirty Laundry — not to be confused with the Atlas Seed strain of the same name, a GMO cross we also carry.
Lineage: Lipsmackerz (LCG x Z Animal Cookies x Good Greens Candy #4) x Prizm
Type: Indica
Flowering: 60–65 days
Yield: High
Potency: 23–28%
Aromas: Candy, fruit, gas
The sweeter, more colorful side of the Prizm lineage. Lipsmackerz contributes vibrant candy-fruit character and striking coloration; Prizm does what Prizm does — resin, structure, aromatic complexity. Dense, heavily stacked flower with strong lateral branching that responds especially well to SCROG and trellis setups. The aroma opens with ripe berry, candied fruit, and sweet citrus, then develops layers of dark grape, cream, herbal spice, pine, and restrained gas.
Maven’s feminized line is built around Blue Lotus (Blue Gelato 41 x XXX OG), the celebrated cut from their limited Black Box Series.
Lineage: Umami Butter x Blue Lotus
Type: Indica
Flowering: 56–63 days
Yield: High
Potency: 24–29%
Aromas: Diesel, berry, sugar, mint
Savory complexity meets Blue Lotus’s gassy punch. The line throws 3–4 standout phenos ranging from loud diesel and sweet berry to sugar, mint, and a subtle umami finish. Tagged Great for Hash in our catalog for good reason — certain phenos wash exceptionally well and deliver flavorful, high-yielding resin for solventless extractors.
Lineage: Blue Lotus (Blue Gelato 41 x XXX OG), selfed
Type: Indica
Flowering: 56–63 days
Yield: High
Potency: 24–29%
Aromas: Fuel, berry, grapefruit zest
Maven selfed this cut specifically to preserve it — one of the most special selections they’ve ever run, and the second release in the Black Box Series. Unmistakable gas, rich sweet berry, citrus funk, and heavy euphoric effects. The S1 format gives seed growers a direct line to the original cut’s genetics.
Lineage: Orange Bellini (Orange Truffle Soufflé x Peach Crème Gelato) x Blue Lotus
Type: Sativa-dominant hybrid
Flowering: 56–60 days
Yield: High
Potency: 22–26%
Aromas: Citrus, berry, cream, diesel
The mother here is the headline: Orange Bellini took first place at the 2023 High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal. Crossed to Blue Lotus, it produces glistening indigo buds carrying creamy orange zest, mixed berries, and a hint of diesel through to a smooth, sweet finish.
All five regular packs use Maven’s Golden Applez male (Golden Hour x Fried Applez) — the cornerstone of their breeding program. Twelve regular seeds per pack means males and females, real genetic diversity, and a population worth hunting.
Lineage: Black Diamond X (Black Diamond OG x XXX OG) x Golden Applez
Type: Indica-dominant hybrid
Flowering: 56–63 days
Yield: High
Potency: 27–30%
Aromas: Pungent, funk, gas, sour candy
The heaviest hitter of the regular line. Progeny span pungent funky gas to sour candy, with diamond-like nug structure and glistening trichomes from the BDX side. Vigorous growth, medium-to-tall stretch, dense trichome production, heavy yields.
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Lineage: FKAFL (L.A. Rouge x The Soap) x Golden Applez
Type: Hybrid
Flowering: 56–63 days
Yield: High
Potency: 23–28%
Aromas: Detergent, fuel, sour, berry
The cup-winning FKAFL mother brings her unique astringent, earthy raw-soap profile, and most progeny lean her way. Golden Hour sweetness underneath rounds it out. Same celebrated mother as the new Dirty Laundry — this pack shows a different side of her.
Lineage: Runtz (Zkittlez x Gelato) x Golden Applez
Type: Hybrid
Flowering: 56–60 days
Yield: Medium
Potency: 24–29%
Aromas: Berry, candy, vanilla, fuel, citrus
A balanced fusion of berry, candy, cream, and earthy fuel with a touch of citrus. Inherits the deep purple hues and bag appeal of its Runtz mother — dense, visually striking flower that checks all the boxes in form, aroma, and flavor.
Lineage: Sour Sangria (Yuzu Mac x Pandora) x Golden Applez
Type: Sativa-dominant hybrid
Flowering: 56–63 days
Yield: High
Potency: 23–28%
Aromas: Tropical, sour, sweet, floral
Maven’s award-winning Sour Sangria crossed to Golden Applez. Tropical pineapple and citrus over a sour, candy-like sweetness, with exceptional vigor and high bud density. Uplifting sativa effects with hybrid grounding.
Lineage: Golden Applez Collection release
Type: Regular seeds, 12-pack
Paradiso appears in Maven’s own strain library as a flower release — the seed version gives growers the chance to hunt the line themselves at the same $75 price as the rest of the regular collection.
The feminized 6-packs (Dirty Laundry, Lipstain, Blue Dashi, Blue Lotus S1, Orange Saphire) are the straightest path to Maven’s most celebrated genetics — every seed grows female, so all six go straight into your flowering plan.
The regular 12-packs are for breeders and pheno-hunters: males and females, twice the seeds, and the genetic diversity to find a keeper cut or start a breeding project of your own. You get twice the seed count for less money, and in exchange you grow them out, sex them, and cull the males.
Seeds & Clones is a multi-brand marketplace with domestic US shipping — no overseas wait, no customs risk. Add Maven packs to the same cart as Compound Genetics, Wizard Trees, Humboldt Seed Company, and 25+ other breeders, all in one checkout.
There is also a personal side to it. Seeds & Clones is a Los Angeles business, founded and run by Aaron Justis — who spent almost two decades as the owner of LA’s Buds & Roses dispensary and sold many of these breeders’ genetics over his counter for years. The Maven relationship is personal too: these seeds were picked up directly from Maven’s team in Los Angeles, not drop-shipped from a warehouse.
And right now every Maven Genetics pack is Buy One, Get One free — add any Maven strain to your cart and choose your free pack at checkout.
Seeds & Clones carries the current Maven Genetics lineup with domestic US shipping. If it’s listed on our Maven Genetics page, it’s in stock and ready to ship.
Dirty Laundry (FKAFL x Prizm) and Lipstain (Lipsmackerz x Prizm), both feminized crosses to Maven’s Prizm male. Both flower in 60–65 days and test 23–28%.
Yes. At the 2023 High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal Edition, Maven took first place with Orange Bellini and second place with French Laundry (FKAFL). Both cup winners are parents of seed lines we carry: Orange Bellini is the mother of Orange Saphire, and FKAFL is the mother of Gold Linens and Dirty Laundry.
Both. The current lineup includes five feminized 6-packs and five regular 12-packs. Each product listing states the seed type and pack size.
Fast. Every strain in the current lineup with published specs finishes between 56 and 65 days, with Orange Saphire and Golden Ticket at the quick end (56–60 days) and the new Prizm crosses at 60–65 days.
Blue Dashi is the standout — Maven notes certain phenos wash exceptionally well for solventless extractors. Browse all our Great for Hash seeds.
Ready to run cup-winning California genetics? Browse the full lineup — every pack ships domestically and every Maven strain is currently Buy One, Get One.
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