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Exotic Kush strain

Bred by The Kush Brothers · Confidential OG × Mango

Strain facts

Checked Aug 13, 2026 · 3 sources

Exotic Kush is a hybrid from The Kush Brothers, bred from Confidential OG and Mango. Its THC is about 24% (one source lists 22–26%), higher than 77% of the 2,347 strains in our database that list THC.

Type
Hybrid
THC
About 24%22–26% · 1 source
Commonly reported effects
Happy, creative, relaxed, hungry and uplifted
Flavors
Apple, diesel, woody and earthy
Lineage
Confidential OG × Mango
Breeder
The Kush Brothers
3 sources for this profile
  1. Leafly public strain listing
  2. Weedmaps public strain listing
  3. Breeder information: The Kush Brothers

CTU writes every profile from these facts; we do not copy other sites' descriptions. Values that are a generic default in the source data are left out. Last checked Aug 13, 2026.

Source: CTU strain dataset (public strain listings and breeder info, checked by CTU), verified Oct 2026. Potency, flavor and effects vary by grower, batch and plant. Facts no source lists are left out.

How to grow Exotic Kush

The grow facts a breeder or public strain listing gives for Exotic Kush.

Outdoor harvest
SeptemberEarlier than 77% of strains with a listed month

Listed outdoor harvest (northern hemisphere)

  1. Jul
  2. Aug
  3. Sep
  4. Oct
  5. Nov
  6. Dec

Source: CTU strain dataset, verified Oct 2026. Percentages compare with every strain in our database that lists the same fact.

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About Exotic Kush

Exotic Kush is a hybrid cannabis strain attributed to The Kush Brothers. Public lineage data lists it as a cross of Confidential OG and Mango.

Exotic Kush THC level

Exotic Kush’s THC is about 24% (one source lists 22–26%), higher than 77% of the 2,347 strains in our database that list THC. Potency varies by grower, batch and lab, so read these numbers as typical values, not guarantees.

Exotic Kush aroma, flavor and terpenes

Its most-reported flavor notes are apple, diesel, woody and earthy.

Reported effects of Exotic Kush

People who have tried Exotic Kush most often report feeling happy, creative, relaxed, hungry and uplifted. These are user reports, not promises. Effects differ from person to person and depend on dose, setting and tolerance.

Growing Exotic Kush: what the data says

Outdoors in the Northern Hemisphere, harvest is listed for September. Listed resistance: pests high. Grow where home cultivation is legal, and follow your state rules.

Exotic Kush family tree

Its parents, from published lineage.

Parents

Confidential OG

This strain

Exotic KushHybrid · 22–26% THC

Similar strains

Matched on shared parents, top terpenes, type and THC. Never on medical use.

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Mango Dream

THC
15–20%
Flowering
8–10 wk
Terpene
Myrcene
Effect
Focused
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Hybrid

Mango Kush

THC
11–21%
Flowering
8–11 wk
Terpene
Myrcene
Effect
Giggly
Difficulty
Beginner
Height
Short
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Mango Puff

THC
18–23%
Flowering
6–8 wk
Terpene
Myrcene
Effect
Uplifted
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Hybrid

Alien Rock Candy

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THC
15–24%
Flowering
7–8 wk
Effect
Relaxed
Difficulty
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How to grow Exotic Kush

Flowering time, height and difficulty from the sources, then the full method in the Growing course.

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