Shangri-La
Shangri-La is an indica-dominant hybrid from Maven Genetics, bred from Opal and Paradiso #11. Floral and fruit notes meet earth, diesel, and tart candy on green-and-violet flower under a dense white trichome layer, part of Maven's Black Box Collection.
Where It Comes From
Maven released Shangri-La out of its own selection work rather than acquiring the cut, and community response helped move it from a limited appearance into the broader catalog and the Black Box Collection. Maven publishes no release date or hunt log for it, so the record here stops at what the brand documents. The official spelling includes a hyphen, although retail databases may display Shangrila or Shangri La — producer and lineage are a more reliable match than punctuation alone.
The Cross
Maven Genetics documents Shangri-La as Opal x Paradiso #11 and classifies it as a hybrid with an indica-dominant expression. Paradiso is Maven's own Purple Push Pop x Cap Junky cross, which is where the candy-and-fuel contrast most likely originates. Opal has no independent documentation outside Maven's catalog, so its contribution can be described only through the finished plant.
Delicate florals and lush fruit lead the profile, with earthiness and diesel adding weight beneath them and tart, candied notes appearing as a brighter final accent. The candy element reads as an accent rather than the whole identity, giving the flower more dimension than a straightforward dessert cultivar.
Maven describes mountainous buds in forest green and royal violet under a white trichome layer, the pale resin sitting against darker foliage like snow across a ridgeline. Harvest, cure, storage, and temperature all shift the emphasis; resin coverage, intact structure, package date, and storage condition are better quality signals than color alone.
What It Left Behind
No competition placement could be verified for Shangri-La, and none should be inferred from Maven's broader catalog or from Paradiso's reputation. Its documented footprint is its promotion into Maven's Black Box Collection on the strength of community response — a real, if modest, marker for a house selection.
The High Rise Take
Opal and Paradiso #11 produce dark green-and-violet flower with a snowy resin finish, where floral fruit meets earth, diesel, and tart candy. Maven built the line for peace and a settled body-and-mind pace rather than an energetic daytime session. Trace Paradiso next for the candy-and-fuel half of the family.