PURPLEKUSH

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Purple Kush

Also listed as Purple Kush Auto

DisputedIndica-leaningType II — myrcene/pinene
Most-cited cross
Hindu Kush × Purple Afghani
Breeders on record
Kannabia Seed Company
Median THC
19.0% · 224 tests
Total terpenes
1.59%

Commonly reported: relaxed, sleepy, happy, euphoric, hungry · tastes earthy, grape

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Type labels are reported marketing/morphology labels, not chemistry. Basis: type label.

Genetics

Family tree

Purple Kush
  • Verified
  • Well-supported
  • Reported
  • Folklore
  • Disputed

Bred from Purple Kush

Dark StarPurple PineapplePunch PieDouble Purple BombPurple RuntzSunshine KushBlack Sugar 2.0Dip’s Purple SkunkEarly Purple KushGulupaPurple MintsDeep Space PurpleGorilla PurpleMendocino Purple KushPurple Afghan Kush

Genetics

Lineage claims

  1. Hindu Kush × Purple Afghani

    Reported

    Stated by unknown (Oakland, CA; Dark Heart Nursery account)

  2. Blackberry Kush × Grandaddy Purple

    Reported

    Stated by Tastebudz Seeds

Competing claims are shown side by side, never merged.

3 breeder versions (autoflowers, F2/S1/BX, remakes)
  • Kannabia Seed Company: Purple Kush × Black Domina (derivative (crosses the strain itself: F2/S1/BX/remake))
  • Tastebudz Seeds: Blackberry Kush × Purple Punch Auto (autoflower)
  • Blimburn Seeds: Purple Kush × Rudelaris (autoflower)

Lab data

Cannabinoids

Cannabinoid medians for Purple Kush
  • THC19.0%n=224
  • CBG0.61%n=135
  • CBD0.04%n=168
  • CBC0.03%n=70
  • CBN0.00%n=62
  • THCV0.00%n=43

Bar = median; line = lowest to highest test. Public lab records; values vary by grower and lab.

Lab data

Terpenes

Terpene medians for Purple Kush
  • β-Caryophyllene0.32%n=54
  • Myrcene0.26%n=54
  • Limonene0.13%n=54
  • Humulene0.10%n=54
  • Linalool0.08%n=53
  • β-Pinene0.06%n=48
  • α-Pinene0.04%n=54
  • Bisabolol0.04%n=46

Good for

Use cases

Use-case percentiles for Purple Kush
  • Appetite92th
  • Sleep84th
  • Relaxation71th
  • Stress61th
  • Clear-headed61th
  • Pain51th
  • Social39th
  • Focus31th
  • Creativity18th
  • Energy6th

Percentile vs. other strains, from user-reported effects plus lab terpenes. Terpene links to effects are hypotheses with weak evidence; faded bars are terpene-only.

Awards

🏆 Cannabis cup record

  • #1

    Oregon Growers Cup 2022

    CBD Cartridge · entered by Firefly Extracts

    ✓ official results · source

  • #2

    Dope Cup 2016

    Best Indica Dominant Flower Recreational · entered by Phantom Farms

    reported · source

  • #3

    Karma Cup 2015

    Best Shatter · entered by Medical Shatter Master

    reported · source

  • #2

    Oregon Growers Cup 2015

    Outdoor · entered by Wolford Farms

    ✓ official results · source

  • ★

    San Francisco Cannabis Cup / Club Award (non-High Times) 2009

    5th

    reported · source

  • #1

    The Emerald Cup 2003

    Cannabis (overall) · entered by unnamed first-time grower "heading towards eighty"

    reported · source