Hindu Kush
A landrace is an heirloom variety that adapted to one region over generations, rather than a modern cross.
- Median THC
- 19.5%
- CBD
- <1%
- Flowering
- 8–9 weeks (~63 days)
- Yield
- High
What labs found
- Median THC
- 19.5%
- Typical range
- 12.9–26.5%
- Lab tests
- 264
- States
- 4
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Flower tested under this name in legal US markets, 2014–2025. The range covers the middle 90% of tests. Growers and labs vary, so a given jar can fall outside it. Data: Jikomes & Zoorob (CC0), Cannabis Wise Guys (CC BY 4.0), Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0).
About Hindu Kush
A landrace indica from the mountain range it is named after, and one of the oldest cultivated lines still in circulation.
Hindu Kush describes indica material from the range spanning Afghanistan and Pakistan. Short, dense and heavily resinous, it was among the first lines brought west in the 1960s and 1970s.
It appears in the background of a great many purple and kush-named cultivars, though the name is applied loosely enough that shared naming proves very little.
Specs
Genetics
- Also known as
- Hindi Kush
Growing
- Plant height
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Grower notes
- Rated easy difficulty for home and commercial cultivators, reaching medium plant height, with high harvest yields and finishing in 8–9 weeks (~63 days).
The flower
- Flavour
- Earthy, Woody, Spice, Pungent
- Aroma
- Earthy, soil-like depth, dry cedar and wood, cracked pepper and herbal spice
Family tree
28 strains here were bred from it. Showing the 10 most popular below.
- Parents
- Bred from it
- As reported, not a genetic test
Showing the 10 most popular of 28 strains bred from Hindu Kush. View all 28 in the full family tree →