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Indica dominant retail shopping label — not genetics

Original Royal Kush Strain

Original Royal Kush is an indica dominant strain (Banana Rift × Bangi Haze).

Median THC
Flowering
Breeder releases
1
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Indica / Sativa — retail shopping guide

Indica 70%Sativa 30%

Indica, sativa and hybrid are a retail shopping convention — not a reliable guide to genetics or effects. When researchers analysed 89,923 commercial samples across six states, these labels did not predict a plant’s terpene or cannabinoid profile, and a genome-wide study found sativa- and indica-labelled plants to be genetically indistinct (PLOS ONE 2022; Nature Plants 2021). The labels are so fluid that AK-47, a hybrid, won “Best Sativa” at the 1999 Cannabis Cup and “Best Indica” four years later. For an accurate, genetics-true picture, see the chemotype above.

Genetics & Lineage

Parents
This strainOriginal Royal Kush
Descendants (29)

Breeder releases (1)

BreederTHCFloweringSeedsRating
Emerald Mountain SeedsClone only

About Original Royal Kush

Bred by Mandelbrot of Emerald Mountain. Selected from a population of 3000 seedlings. Created on the Mendocino coast, refined in Northern Humboldt. The original Royal Kush F1 clone was later lost from circulation after police crackdowns between 2011–2013

Frequently asked questions

What are the genetics of Original Royal Kush?
Original Royal Kush comes from Banana Rift × Bangi Haze.
Is Original Royal Kush indica or sativa?
Original Royal Kush is classified as indica dominant.
Is Original Royal Kush available as feminized or autoflowering seeds?
Original Royal Kush is offered as: Clone only.