Harvest
What SŌMA knows
The full curated reference set the Taste Match Engine reads from.
Tuning the harvest to your taste…
Harvest
The full curated reference set the Taste Match Engine reads from.
Tuning the harvest to your taste…
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Northern Lights #5 is the most celebrated phenotype of Northern Lights — an Afghani-and-Thai cut that won early Cannabis Cups and seeded a huge share of modern genetics.
Did you try it?
“Pine and earth with a spicy sweetness.”
The nose is sweet and resinous: pine and earth with a spicy sweetness. The effect is heavy and dreamy — a relaxing body stone that drifts toward sleep.
It's dense, frosty and dependable, and it parents Shiva Skunk and Jack Herer. For NL at its most prized, #5 is the reference cut.
Northern Lights #5
Indica
Northern Lights #5 — Afghani × Thai phenotype
Genetic Makeup
Reported indica/sativa split (lineage ratio, not lab-verified).
Bud structure
Density varies with the grower and conditions — treat this as a tendency, not a guarantee.
Aroma
Flavour
Sensory data is a curated, hand-mapped seed; detail completeness is high. Identity confidence is high. The diagram is this strain's own sensory radar, not a photo. Batch quality still depends on grower, freshness and storage — none of which is captured here.
Northern Lights #5 is typically described with aromas of sweet, pine, earthy and spicy and flavours of sweet, pine, earthy and spicy. Aroma and flavour vary with grower, batch and freshness.
Northern Lights #5 is commonly associated with effects such as relaxed, heavy body, sleepy and euphoric. Effects are subjective and depend on dose, setting and the individual — this is sensory guidance, not a guarantee.
Northern Lights #5 is classified as indica in the SŌMA catalog. These labels are a loose shorthand rather than a precise prediction of effect; the plant's full chemistry and how it was grown matter more.
By sensory profile, the closest strains in the SŌMA catalog include G13, Big Bud and Allen Iverson. SŌMA matches on aroma, flavour and effect rather than name alone.
Sensory guidance for adults 21+ where legal — not medical or legal advice.