Special Queen #1 Auto by Royal Queen Seeds
Special Queen #1 Auto by Royal Queen Seeds takes things back to the unmistakable earthy, fruity and pungent character of old-school Skunk genetics.
The parentage is:
Power Bud × Big Skunk Auto
That combination produces a feminized autoflower made up of 50% Indica / 45% Sativa / 5% Ruderalis, with Royal Queen Seeds reporting up to 18% THC.
It’s also one of the quicker automatic varieties in the RQS collection, with flowering taking approximately 45–55 days and the complete cycle listed at around 70–85 days.
At SeedMasters.com, though, the numbers aren’t what we’d concentrate on.
Special Queen #1 Auto is all about the Skunk.
Power Bud × Big Skunk Auto
Royal Queen Seeds used Power Bud as the foundation for Special Queen #1 Auto, then introduced Big Skunk Auto genetics to create the automatic version.
Power Bud contributes much of the sweet, skunky character, while Big Skunk Auto brings the autoflowering side of the family into the equation.
The finished genetic balance is surprisingly close:
50% Indica · 45% Sativa · 5% Ruderalis
So while Special Queen #1 Auto technically leans towards the Indica side, this isn’t an overwhelmingly Indica-dominant autoflower.
There’s plenty coming from both sides of the family.
And unlike many modern strains built around increasingly complicated multi-parent crosses, the genetic story here is refreshingly easy to understand.
Power Bud.
Big Skunk Auto.
Job done.
Earthy, Fruity and Skunky
Royal Queen Seeds lists three main flavours:
Earthy · Fruity · Skunk
It’s a simple combination, but that’s exactly what we’d expect from this type of genetic background.
There’s sweetness and fruit running through the profile, but the defining feature is the much more pungent Skunk character underneath.
RQS itself describes the aroma as paying homage to some of the classic Skunk strains of the 1990s.
At SeedMasters.com, that’s the bit we’d remember.
Modern cannabis genetics have given us an enormous range of candy, Cookies, cake and tropical-fruit combinations. They’re great, but sometimes you want something that smells like cannabis rather than the dessert trolley.
Special Queen #1 Auto goes straight back to earth, fruit and Skunk.
Nothing complicated.
Nothing particularly fashionable.
Just classic genetics in automatic form.
Compact and Frosty
Special Queen #1 Auto retains a relatively compact appearance, with Royal Queen Seeds listing heights of approximately 70–120cm indoors and 80–120cm outdoors.
The flowers themselves are described as long and substantial, formed from tightly packed calyxes with bright orange pistils.
There’s plenty of resin too.
A heavy frosty layer covers the flowers, giving them a considerably more crystalline appearance than the strain’s relatively modest THC percentage might initially suggest.
RQS reports indoor production of approximately 400–450g/m², while its outdoor reference figure sits at around 90–175g per plant.
Flowering is listed at 45–55 days.
The full cycle, however, is 70–85 days.
That’s an important distinction, and one we’d keep clear on the SeedMasters.com product page rather than using the two figures interchangeably.
Up to 18% THC
Royal Queen Seeds lists Special Queen #1 Auto at up to 18% THC, with low CBD.
Again, we’d retain the words “up to” rather than presenting 18% as an average.
RQS describes the overall character as strongly physically relaxing and stoning, while also noting that the cerebral side remains relatively alert.
That fits quite nicely with the almost balanced Indica/Sativa background.
This isn’t a strain trying to break cannabinoid records.
And we don’t think it needs to.
Special Queen #1 Auto has a much clearer identity than that: it’s an accessible automatic interpretation of classic Skunk-style genetics.
As always, cannabinoid percentages and characteristics are breeder-supplied reference information, and individual expressions can naturally vary.
Special Queen #1 Auto at a Glance
Breeder: Royal Queen Seeds
Genetics: Power Bud × Big Skunk Auto
Seed Type: Feminized Autoflower
Type: 50% Indica / 45% Sativa / 5% Ruderalis
THC: Up to 18%
CBD: Low
Flowering Time: Approximately 45–55 days
Overall Cycle: Approximately 70–85 days
Indoor Height: Approximately 70–120cm
Outdoor Height: Approximately 80–120cm
Indoor Production: 400–450g/m²
Outdoor Production: 90–175g per plant
Flavour: Earthy, fruity and skunky
Appearance: Long, frosty flowers with bright orange pistils
Character: Physically relaxing and stoning
Notable Trait: Old-school Skunk character in a compact autoflowering genetic line
Our Take on Special Queen #1 Auto
At SeedMasters.com, we think Special Queen #1 Auto makes more sense when you stop looking at the THC figure.
18% isn’t enormous.
There are plenty of automatic strains in our collection that go considerably higher.
But there are also plenty of autos that taste of candy, tropical fruit, Cookies or some combination of all three.
Special Queen #1 Auto isn’t trying to be one of them.
It’s Power Bud × Big Skunk Auto, and Royal Queen Seeds has kept the flavour profile exactly where you’d expect it to be:
Earth. Fruit. Skunk.
We like that.
There’s also something appealing about the almost even Indica/Sativa balance. At 50% Indica and 45% Sativa, neither side completely overwhelms the genetic character, with only 5% Ruderalis required for the autoflowering trait.
And then there’s the speed.
The 45–55 day flowering period makes Special Queen #1 Auto one of the quicker varieties in the current RQS automatic collection, while the breeder puts the complete cycle at approximately 70–85 days.
For collectors browsing the SeedMasters.com Royal Queen Seeds range, we’d position this one as an old-school alternative to all the modern dessert genetics.
Not the strongest.
Not the most exotic.
Not the most complicated.
And that’s exactly why we like it.
Sometimes classic Skunk genetics in a straightforward autoflower are all you need.
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