Where Do Colas Grow?

A cola is the flowering top of a female cannabis plant where the bud develops. Colas grow vertically toward the ends of major branches where the buds receive the most light. Healthy plants grow one main cola at the top of the cannabis plant, and form smaller colas around the rest of the plant.

How does a cola grow?

The growth of the cola follows the formation of flowers on the cannabis plant -- the cola is simply a large cluster of buds. ... As the cannabis plant steps out of its seedling stage, the leaves it sprouts go from having three fingers, to five, to seven. Taller, thin-leaf sativas can sprout nine fingers as they grow.

Where do buds start growing?

Cannabis buds will form at most of the plant's nodes. A node is where a leaf or branch grows off the stalk. The larger the plant grows, the more nodes will appear, which means your plant will have more locations where buds can grow.