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Sativa dominant retail shopping label — not genetics

Red Headed Stranger Strain

Red Headed Stranger is a sativa dominant strain (Haze × William’s Wonder). effects: focused, energetic, creative.

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

Indica 30%Sativa 70%

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
ParentHazeParentWilliam’s WonderParentWilly's Wonder
This strainRed Headed Stranger
Descendants (8)

Effects

FocusedEnergeticCreativeUpliftedTalkativeHappy

Aroma & Taste

Aroma

TobaccoSpicy/HerbalCitrusEarthyPepperWoody

Breeder releases (1)

BreederTHCFloweringSeedsRating
Unknown or Legendaryregular

About Red Headed Stranger

Red Headed Stranger is an energizing sativa strain named in homage to the 1975 album by Willie Nelson. A cross between Tom Hill’s Haze and William’s Wonder, Red Headed Stranger offers a jolt of cerebral vigor that fuels creativity and focus. True to its Haze heritage, Red Headed Stranger takes on a sharp spicy aroma with subtle herbal notes

Frequently asked questions

What are the genetics of Red Headed Stranger?
Red Headed Stranger comes from Haze × William’s Wonder.
Is Red Headed Stranger indica or sativa?
Red Headed Stranger is classified as sativa dominant.
Is Red Headed Stranger available as feminized or autoflowering seeds?
Red Headed Stranger is offered as: regular.