Valencia Seeds – Permanent Marker TRIPLOID

Permanent Marker TRIPLOID takes the loud, strange terpene profile of modern Permanent Marker and rebuilds it as a 3n triploid line. Seed City Bulk Cannabis Seeds offers it as feminised seeds, with the published cross given as Permanent Marker × Perman8 Polyploid.

The Permanent Marker side is the big name here for good reason. The original cultivar is (Biscotti × Sherb Bx) × Jealousy, bred by J Beezy of Seed Junky Genetics, with Doja Pak selecting and helping to launch it commercially. It spread quickly from California around 2022 and was named Leafly’s 2023 Strain of the Year. That’s a fast rise, and it came from more than a catchy name: Permanent Marker had the look, potency, resin and a genuinely odd aroma that people remembered.

Those parent lines matter. Biscotti brings Cookies-family dessert, spice and fuel. Sherb Bx adds sweet, creamy, candy-and-gas influence, with the backcross used to reinforce traits from the Sherb line. Jealousy, itself Sherb Bx1 × Gelato 41 and Leafly’s 2022 Strain of the Year, adds more cream, gas, colour and modern California polish. Permanent Marker pushed that family into sharper, weirder ground: candy, cream, flowers, fuel, soap and solvent-like marker pen funk.

Triploid breeding, without the hype fog

The Perman8 Polyploid parent supplies the polyploid component used to create the triploid offspring. Permanent Marker TRIPLOID is listed as 3n, meaning three chromosome sets rather than the usual two found in diploid cannabis. That changes the plant’s reproductive biology and is associated with greatly reduced fertility.

It’s worth keeping that precise. Triploid does not mean every plant is guaranteed completely sterile, and it does not automatically mean more THC. Research into triploid cannabis shows strongly disrupted seed production, with triploid females in one comparison producing less than 2% of the viable seed numbers recorded from comparable diploid females when pollinated. The high potency here belongs to this selected breeding line, not to a simple “three chromosome sets equals more cannabinoids” rule.

Published figures put Permanent Marker TRIPLOID at 28–32% THC. No headline CBD or CBG figure is given for this product. That THC range places it among strong contemporary hybrids, so shoppers who prefer lighter, softer varieties should take that into account.

Aroma, flavour and flowers

The aroma is the part most people come looking for. Permanent Marker TRIPLOID is built around sharp chemical marker funk, with sweet candy notes following close behind. Underneath are cream, fuel, diesel, sweetness and a skunky edge, with floral and soapy details linked to the original Permanent Marker profile.

The flavour is described as smoother than the smell first suggests. Creamy sweetness can come through early, then the fuel side becomes more obvious, leaving a persistent diesel and chemical finish. It’s a deliberately odd mix: sweet but acrid, creamy but gassy, candy-like but clearly chemical. If you enjoy modern dessert-gas genetics but want something stranger than simple fruit or sweet fuel, this is the sort of profile Permanent Marker became known for.

Visually, the variety is described as chunky and dense, with deep green and purple flowers, bright orange pistils and a heavy white resin coat. Purple flower clusters can sit among darker green material, while the trichome layer gives the finished flowers a heavily frosted look. Resin production is one of the main traits highlighted for this triploid version, making it an interesting choice for collectors who pay close attention to resin-rich modern genetics.

Flowering time and effect

Permanent Marker TRIPLOID is an indica-leaning photoperiod hybrid with a published flowering time of around 6–8 weeks. That is quick for this style of modern, resin-heavy hybrid. The line is also noted for dense flower formation rather than the long, loose structure associated with old tropical sativa types.

The effect is described as powerful and staged. It can begin with a strong cerebral lift, bringing euphoria, happiness and mental elevation, before developing into a heavier physical calm. Later on, the character becomes more dreamy, relaxing and body-heavy. Paired with the 28–32% THC potential, this is better suited to customers specifically after a strong modern hybrid rather than a mild daytime classic.

Permanent Marker TRIPLOID stands out because it isn’t just another cross using a fashionable name. It keeps the celebrated (Biscotti × Sherb Bx) × Jealousy background of Permanent Marker, adds Perman8 Polyploid to create a 3n triploid generation, and keeps the sweet cream, diesel and marker-pen funk that made the original so recognisable.