Never heard that, thanks for the info. My quick read shows "Armageddon" is sativa-dominant, so if it does contain William's Wonder genetics (and it might), its probably a hybrid, not a "rework".
Anyway, as a matter of fact, I do know the genetics of Williams "One hit" Wonder. Or at least, out of personal interest, I have pulled together a good story, which, all things considered, is probably about as good as you're going to get here. Here is everything I've scraped together:
Williams Wonder is a pure indica strain (or nearly so) grown as an "heirloom" strain (or local landrace) outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. The name "Williams" is probably a reference to Williams Oregon, which is a small community in Josephine county. The strain, named as such, dates back to at least the late 1970s, and is known particularly for both is extreme potency, and its somewhat unusual floral scent. Supposedly it is still grown locally outdoors as an heirloom strain up in Oregon. Like most indicas, it works well growing indoors, makes short stout good yielding plants, and it can turn purple in cold weather.
Dru West, author of the "West Coast Masters" cannabis growing book, is from Oregon, and interestingly, he has specifically cited this strain as one of only four he grows continuously, as (and I'm paraphrasing) "the only indica anyone would ever need". There is a color picture of a WW plant on page 202 of this book.
Like, all these things, the true origin of this strain is obscure, but some have theorized that this one is a pure pre-Soviet invasion Afghani landrace that was grown in a geographically isolated part of Afghanistan (EG on a mountain) so that its genetics were kept distinct from other local landraces. Of course, I don't know the real truth, but this seems plausible to me. Interestingly, "Petrolia Headstash", one of the parents of the uber-potent Herijuana, is also supposedly a pre-Soviet indica, in this case one grown as an heirloom in Humboldt County CA.
Back on Williams Wonder, that strain supposedly forms one of the parents of the original "Lowryder", the first commercially successful ruderalis autoflower, and was recently brought back in that role with DNA Genetics "60 day Wonder" (see below).
In terms of commercial availability, its been off and on (and mostly off).
The SSSC (super sativa seeds club), which was one of the earliest commercial seed sellers, had its version of this in the 1980s, claiming (I think inaccurately) that this strain won't flower outdoors unless its started indoors first. They also said ""suitable for indoor commericial growing. Heavy yields of resinous bud. Small compact plant. 1500 - 2000 grams per sq meter. Two people could not finish a joint. Plant turned purple because of very cold fall." From experience, I believe that bit about two people not being able to finish a joint!
Reeferman seeds offered Williams Wonder seeds before it went defunct a few years back. . .and there is some controversy there. . .one story is that Reeferman obtained a large quantity of the seeds from some other breeder, sold them commercially, but didn't pay him before leaving North America for an extended period of time. Again, I don't really know the truth behind this. Anyway, Reeferman recently returned to do business again after a several year absence, but he doesn't have any WW seeds now.
Rezdog, of Reservoir seeds, offered a version of Williams Wonder, and used it as a backbone of his breeding, using it to create at least half a dozen hybrid "strains" with WW as a parent or grandparent. He's also defunct (IIRC, he was busted on a big grow last year).
BC Bud Depot currently lists a version of William's Wonder, but I have never seen any review or report on it, and have no idea how authentic or good it is. If anyone has tried this. . .please post a report!
DNA Genetics offers its version of "60 day wonder" which is supposed to be William's wonder crossed with Lowryder, then backcrossed over multiple generations to stabilize it. I've never grown this, but by report, its not fully stabilized (it gives varying phenos), but at least some of the phenos do have that crippling potency the strain is known for. Also, despite the name, it typically takes 70-74 days from seed to fully mature.
Being largely commercially unavailable, some people grow Williams Wonder as an "elite cut" (/"clone only") strain, and its definitely not "gone" as some have claimed. Occasionally bud will show up at West Coast dispensaries for commercial sale.
Other than the "lowryder" based strains, there have to be other currently available commercial strains with Williams wonder genetics in them, and I remember seeing some before, though off the top of my head, I can't give you a list of which they are.
Personally, speaking, and mostly for nostalgia reasons, I've always wanted to grow this one, so if you happen to know where I could locate a proper source of Williams Wonder, please drop me a note!
Edit: I don't know if Williams Wonder is the "most powerful indica" in the world, but its definitely a contender!
