Guava Kush strain: tropical fruit over an OG Kush backbone

The Guava Kush strain is a tropical-fruit flower with a Kush edge. Hype Cannabis Co., which grows it, describes notes of papaya, melon and mango, with “that incisive earthiness that is characteristic of OG strains” underneath. Hype says the strain blends Tropicana and Mango strains with the dominant traits of OG Kush, and that the “Guava” in the name refers to its fruity aroma and flavor.

There isn’t much published about this one beyond the grower’s own notes, so this is a short guide: what it smells and looks like, where the name comes from, and how to tell it apart from the other guava strains on the menu.

Last reviewed: November 2026.

Where the Guava Kush strain comes from

Hype’s strain page is the only producer record we found. It describes Guava Kush as “a blend of Tropicana and Mango strains adding in the traditional OG Kush’s dominant characteristics.” Read that as the grower’s account of the plant’s background rather than a breeder’s documented cross. We couldn’t find a breeder credit or release date, and the strain-information sites we checked disagree with each other, so we’ve left those out.

What the description does make clear is the idea behind the strain: fruit from the Tropicana and Mango side, and the earthy weight of OG Kush holding it together.

OG Kush is a famous parent with a murky past of its own. One widely told story has a Chem 91 seed carried to Lake Tahoe around 1994, though the OG’s true origin is still disputed. Our Chemdawg guide tells that story in full.

What Guava Kush smells and looks like

Hype leads with fruit: papaya, melons and mangoes, which is where the guava name comes from. Under the fruit sits an “incisive earthiness,” the sharp, earthy note people associate with OG Kush. Picture a ripe tropical fruit bowl with a dry, earthy finish rather than straight sweetness.

The buds, per Hype, are a bright, zesty light green with moderate trichome frost and orange pistils. So a pale, bright jar with orange hairs is what this description leads you to expect.

Two jars from different growers can lean differently, more fruit or more earth. Hype describes the bright fruit up front with the earthy finish underneath, and the label and producer are the surest way to tell one jar from another. A jar that smells only sweet may be a different guava strain or a different cut, and it’s fair to ask staff who grew it and what parents the producer lists. For more fruit-forward flower, see Runtz, which Hype describes with an intense fruity flavor, or LA Pop Rocks.

Guava Kush vs other guava strains

Guava turns up in a lot of strain names, because the fruit’s sweet, musky smell is an easy shorthand for tropical flower, and the shared word doesn’t show that any of them is related to Guava Kush. Guava Pie, Guava Punch, Guava Crush, Pink Guava and plain Guava are separate names, each with its own record, and none of the sources we used connects them to Guava Kush, though that alone does not prove they are unrelated. When a menu shows one of them, read that listing’s parents rather than borrowing this description.

You can see how crowded the name is on a single menu. At the time of writing, Vibe’s California stores carried flower and prerolls called Guava Gaslato, Grandi Guava, Rainbow Guavaz and Guava from different producers, and none of them was Guava Kush. Each is its own strain with its own producer notes. Check your store’s menu for today’s stock, since it changes weekly, and prices vary by location and change daily.

Is Guava Kush indica or sativa?

Hype calls it sativa-leaning and describes an uplifting effect. That’s the grower’s description of its own flower, and effects vary from person to person. Indica and sativa labels are also looser than menus suggest; a 2022 study of commercial flower in PLOS ONE found they didn’t consistently match the plants’ measured chemistry. The Learn hub explains why.

Hype doesn’t publish a THC figure, and we won’t guess one. California flower labels carry the tested total THC for each batch, as the DCC’s regulations require, so the jar’s label is the number to trust. Those numbers are more comparable than they used to be: since January 1, 2024, licensed labs have used one standardized cannabinoid method for dried flower and non-infused pre-rolls, according to DCC’s standard test method FAQ, so results from different labs are measured the same way. Start low with anything new, and talk to a doctor about medical questions.

Pick your Vibe location to see today’s flower menu and ask whether Guava Kush, or another tropical-leaning strain, is on the shelf. Guava-named flower comes and goes with the harvest, so if it’s out, ask which tropical-leaning strains came in fresh this week. The Learn hub has more strain profiles.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• Hype Cannabis Co.: Guava Kush producer record
• PLOS ONE: phytochemical diversity of commercial cannabis
• DCC: regulations
• DCC: standard cannabinoid test method FAQ

For adults 21+ (18+ with a physician’s recommendation in California). Keep out of reach of children and pets. Do not drive or operate machinery after use.