CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · RAINBOW KUSH
Rainbow Kush
2 independent sources put THC at 17%; 76 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 5 to 26.8%; 4 recorded parents; 5 recorded descendants. It placed in results from High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) and Lift & Co. Canadian Cannabis Awards.
Rainbow Kush is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by Blimburn. Lab tests put its THC between 5 and 26.8% (the middle 80% of 76 flower samples). The terpenes most often reported are Alpha Humulene, Alpha Pinene, Beta Caryophyllene. Recorded parents: Blueberry × Dancehall × Hindu Kush × Master Kush. Stated flowering time 56 to 70 days. 2 cup placings on record, 1 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources
● type: hybrid
17%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources
5–26.8%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 76 samples
4
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
5
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
1/2
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
2
Pictures on record
shown with source and credit
CHEMISTRY, CLAIM BY CLAIM
Every THC claim, and who made it.
| THC | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 17% | 2 | allbud, bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| 0.8% | 1 | hi_local_gap |
| 0.2% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.3% | 1 | hi_local_gap |
| 0.6% | 1 | hi_local_gap |
| 0.7% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.7% | 1 | hi_local_gap |
| 0.8% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 9.1% | 1 | replication_data |
| 14.3% | 1 | replication_data |
| 14.5% | 1 | replication_data |
| 14.9% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
Lab range 5 to 26.8% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 76 flower lab samples, median 23.9%; CBD 0 to 0.1% over 26 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: Alpha Humulene, Alpha Pinene, Beta Caryophyllene, Myrcene, limonene, β-farnesene
195 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 35 non flower, 50 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 150 cm | 1 | cannabis_intelligence |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 56 to 70 days | 4 | truenorth, cannabis_intelligence, hytiva, bank_blim-burn-seeds |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Blueberry | 1 | strain_fact:bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| Dancehall | 1 | summary:parents|literal_cleaned |
| Hindu Kush | 1 | summary:lineage |
| Master Kush | 1 | summary:lineage |
5 descendants through recorded links, including Chembow, Rainbow Lava, Dark Rainbow 5, Rainbow Burst, Bubblegum Rainbow Kush.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lift & Co. Canadian Cannabis Awards | Dispensaries / Top Dispensary Hybrid Flower, East | unverified | |
| 2014 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST MEDICAL INDICA | 2nd | verified |
No seed-bank award claims on record.
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
2 pictures on record. 2 shown, each with its source.
credit: allbud.s3.amazonaws.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: blimburnseeds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
How to read this page
Every value is a stated claim with its sources. Where sources disagree all claims are listed. The lab range is the 10th to 90th percentile of flower lab samples and is never blended with seed-bank claims. Parents are recorded links, never guessed. Pictures are shown with their source and credit; copyright is unverified. Nothing on this page was invented, averaged across sources or merged from another name.
Aliases on record: rainbow kush autoflowering feminized seeds bulk seeds, rainbow kush autoflowering feminized seeds canuk seeds, rainbow kush feminized seeds bulk seeds, rainbow kush feminized seeds canuk seeds, rainbowkush, 018NY6XC00VT9P98PAKVD942QZ
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dossier rainbow-kush · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Rainbow Kush strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/rainbow-kush/