hybrid

NightShade

aka Night Shade

10.5 to 10.5 percent THC range
Flavors
  • Diesel (38% of reported flavors)
  • Earthy (31% of reported flavors)
  • Pungent (31% of reported flavors)

NightShade and Night Shade are two different cultivars separated by one tiny space and an entirely different family tree.

Origin 1: Connected Cannabis Co.'s Nightshade comes from proprietary genetics with no public family tree. The brand lists limonene, caryophyllene, and linalool behind a mix of sweet earth and gas. Dark purple flower, burnt-orange pistils, and heavy trichome coverage give it plenty of shelf presence. Review circles describe a creeping calm that works its way into the body and can turn sleepy, though Connected calls it powerful without being paralyzing.

Origin 2: Barney's Farm bred Night Shade from Kashmir and Nepalese genetics collected from the Himalayan region. This discontinued seed line was published at approximately 22% THC and 1.2% CBD. It grows large, resin-heavy buds with a sweet pine nose and a heavy, stoney finish that lands warm and stays put.

Reviewers tend to describe both versions the same way once the smoke clears: heavy and warm, and squarely built for the back half of the day. Fans of the strain often report a slow, creeping calm that settles into the body and quiets the mind, with some noting couch-lock and drowsiness at higher doses. Either way, expect chunky, resin-glazed buds streaked with purple and burnt-orange pistils.

Two unrelated cultivars share this name, and only the Barney's Farm cut, a Kashmir and Nepal Himalayan landrace cross, comes with published cultivation data, so what follows describes that version while Connected Cannabis Co.'s US cut stays proprietary with little public grow information. It's a moderate-difficulty indica that grows short and compact, reaching roughly 50 to 55 cm (about 1.5 to 2 feet) indoors and putting out fat, resin-heavy buds, which makes it a fit for growers working in tight spaces. Flowering wraps up in about 8 to 9 weeks (around 60 days), with indoor yields landing in the 400 to 550 g/m² range under good conditions. It leans toward a warm Himalayan or Mediterranean-style climate and, like most dense-budded indicas, finishes cleanest when flowering humidity stays moderate, somewhere around 40 to 50%, so its tight colas don't trap moisture. The buds mature with pinkish-to-purple hues, and growers describe the plant as low-maintenance once conditions are dialed in.
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