Pakistani Chitral Kush strain, indica

Pakistani Chitral Kush takes its name from the Chitral valley in northern Pakistan, and it is a purebred line rather than a modern cross, which is rare on a shelf like ours. The buds are striking: purple and white through the flower with orange shading in the hairs. The store lists it as an indica. People describe it as quiet and settling, and the potency runs moderate rather than extreme, so it is a slower and gentler flower than most of what sits around it. That combination of an old landrace line and a manageable strength is the reason it stays on the list. Kush-family earthiness runs through the smell.