Purposely stunted the growth early on. Heavy stress throughout to see what's possible. 18" height so far, I guess time will tell the final result. If you don't try, you never know!
I answered your question but wanted to come by and see more about this plant. To be honest I think you ended up with a mutant plant it made individual calyx instead of a collection of them which is what a bud is, a collection of calyx
It looks like you did your part but the plant didn't... best of luck to you on the next one 🤞🌱