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Jillybean Strain (Jilly Bean): Orange, Mango and Uplifting

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Jillybean (Jilly Bean) Strain: Taste, Effects, Lineage
A note from Robert Misic

Jillybean rewards patient curing: one grower who sampled the buds every few weeks found the candy flavour kept building and gave the batch a full 60 days. A good jar smells of candied orange and mango over faint earthy skunk.

What Jillybean is

Leafly lists Jillybean as a hybrid of Orange Velvet and Space Queen. The breeder is MzJill Genetics, whose description on SeedFinder says Jill, an experienced hydro grower, was given an exceptional Orange Skunk and outcrossed it with their Space Queen male. AllBud likewise lists Space Queen and Orange Skunk. The breeder spells out the full line as Orange Skunk x Romulan x Cinderella 99, since Space Queen is itself a Romulan x C99 cross.

Labels differ. Leafly calls it a hybrid, AllBud a 60% sativa hybrid, and the breeder lists 30% sativa and 70% indica while describing the cross as close to a 50/50 mix of its parents. Hybrid is the safe label (see what indica, sativa and hybrid really mean).

For growers, the breeder lists an 8 week harvest window, short and stocky plants with very heavy yields, and says a single topping produces multiple heads. Leafly adds that it suits sea of green or screen of green setups, does best under 30°C with the lights on, and shows 2 phenotypes: a short, bushy one and a taller one with less side stretch.

Look, smell and taste

The breeder describes lime green buds with vibrant orange hairs that can turn deep burgundy to maroon when temperatures drop, and AllBud notes a shiny, frosty coat of trichomes with flecks of green and gold.

Flavour is the headline. Leafly calls it tangy orange and mango, the breeder lists orange, Tang, candy, mango and apple and compares the taste to a Dreamsicle, and AllBud says it tastes much like jelly beans. Leafly's lab data puts myrcene first, then caryophyllene and pinene.

Effects people report

Leafly reviewers, across more than 1,000 ratings, most often report feeling uplifted, happy and energetic, and Leafly rates it mostly energizing; dry mouth, feeling anxious and dry eyes are the most common negatives. AllBud describes an upbeat, bubbly, cerebral head high with bursts of energy and creativity and limited body effects, and the breeder calls the high happy, humorous and energetic.

Effects vary by person and dose. Health Canada's lower-risk cannabis use guidelines suggest lower-THC products and no driving for at least 6 hours after use.

How strong is Jillybean?

Leafly lists about 17% THC, AllBud 15 to 18% with CBD under 1%, and a lab profile logged on SeedFinder shows about 18.3% THC. Leafly still rates that higher than average. Batches vary, so check the label.

Similar strains

Through Space Queen, Jillybean's grandparents are Romulan and Cinderella 99, according to SeedFinder's family tree and the breeder's notes. It has been bred onward too: Leafly lists Blue J and Ultra Violence among its offspring, and SeedFinder counts 32 direct descendants.

Buying Jillybean

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Cannabis connoisseur with more than 25 years of experience with terpenes and cannabis flavours.

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Jillybean (Jilly Bean) Strain: Taste, Effects, Lineage, FAQ

Q.Is Jilly Bean the same strain as Jillybean?

Yes. Leafly lists Jilly Bean as another name for Jillybean, the MzJill Genetics cross of an orange strain with Space Queen.

Q.Is Jillybean indica or sativa?

It is a hybrid, and sources disagree on which way it leans: AllBud says 60% sativa, while the breeder says 70% indica.

Q.What does Jillybean taste like?

Orange and mango first, often compared to orange candy, jelly beans or a Dreamsicle.

Q.Who bred Jillybean?

MzJill Genetics. Jill crossed a prized Orange Skunk cut, also listed as Orange Velvet, with a Space Queen male.

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