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Comparison

Hindu Kush vs Grape Ape

Leafly users report the same top effects for both, sleepy, relaxed and hungry; the difference is flavor. Grape Ape tastes of grape and berry and descends from Mendocino Purps, Skunk and Afghani, while Hindu Kush is earthy and woody.1,2 In state labs Grape Ape tests about the same: 18.42% median THC, against 17.91% for Hindu Kush from only 17 tests, a small sample.3

Side by side

Hindu KushGrape Ape
TypePure indica landrace2,4Mostly indica1
LineageNone named: a landrace from the Hindu Kush range4Mendocino Purps × Skunk × Afghani1
Median THC (state lab tests)17.91% (17 tests); small sample18.42% (202 tests)
Middle half of THC results17.03%–18.89%15.37%–21.25%
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests for a profile (1 of 17 with terpene values)β-Caryophyllene, α-Pinene, α-Humulene (99 tests)
Leafly top effectsSleepy, relaxed, hungry2Sleepy, relaxed, hungry1
FlavorEarthy, woody, spicy/herbal2Grape, berry, sweet1
Flowering45–50 days (Sensi Seeds’ line)57–8 weeks1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Hindu Kush vs Grape Ape

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% Grape Ape Grape Ape: median 18.42%, middle half 15.37%–21.25%, 202 tests 18.4% n=202 Hindu Kush Hindu Kush: median 17.91%, middle half 17.03%–18.89%, 17 tests 17.9% n=17 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Hindu Kush has only 17 tests.3

Who propagated them

Leafly credits Apothecary Genetics and Barney’s Farm with propagating Grape Ape; Sensi Seeds says it has kept its Hindu Kush line, never hybridized, since the 1980s.1,6

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Grape Ape strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Hindu Kush strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Leafly’s 100 best weed strains of all time (2026-07-14). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. Sensi Seeds, Hindu Kush regular seeds. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. Sensi Seeds, Sensi Seeds strain story by Green Born Identity (G.B.I.): Hindu Kush (2020-10-03). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.