Question 1

What strain is Guava?

Accepted Answer

Most databases mean the Cookies Fam’s Gelato phenotype. The name also covers a Stardawg phenotype from Top Dawg Seeds’ 2011 release and Flavour Chasers’ Stardawg × Afghani seeds, and Leafly lists a Stardawg Guava separately.

Question 2

Is Guava indica or sativa?

Accepted Answer

Usually a sativa-leaning hybrid: AllBud lists 80% sativa and Leafly rates it mostly energizing. Flavour Chasers’ Stardawg × Afghani seed version is listed as mostly indica.

Question 3

How much THC is in Guava?

Accepted Answer

The median is 23.52% across only 92 tests, a small sample; half of all results fall between 21.32% and 25.73%. Results labelled Guava IX, a separate Stardawg × Guava cross, are not counted. Leafly lists 21%.

Question 4

What terpenes are in Guava?

Accepted Answer

By median, β-caryophyllene 0.82%, limonene 0.80%, α-humulene 0.30% (percent by weight), from only 20 tests in Nevada (16) and California (4). Leafly lists limonene, caryophyllene and linalool.

Question 5

Does Guava have CBD?

Accepted Answer

Almost none: 18 of the 28 tests that reported CBD found none, and the highest result was 0.11%.

Question 6

What does Guava taste like?

Accepted Answer

Fruity with a gassy edge. Leafly lists apricot, tree fruit and tropical flavors and a fruity, gassy aroma; AllBud describes a sweet, creamy, fruity berry taste with sour tropical citrus and a spicy diesel note in the aroma; on Weedmaps, 41% of flavor reports say sweet, 31% earthy and 28% chemical.

Question 7

Does Guava make you sleepy?

Accepted Answer

It is not known as a sleepy strain: Leafly rates it mostly energizing and says it was selected as a good strain to start the day with. Guava IX, a different cross, is rated mostly calming.

Question 8

What side effects do people report?

Accepted Answer

Leafly users most often report feeling anxious, dry mouth and dry eyes. These are self-reports, not clinical findings.

Question 9

Is Strawberry Guava the same as Guava?

Accepted Answer

No. Strawberry Guava is Oni Seed Co.’s Strawberry Banana × Papaya, a hybrid Leafly rates mostly calming. In our lab data, 40 results labelled Strawberry Guava were excluded from Guava’s count.

Question 10

What is Guava Cake?

Accepted Answer

A different strain from the Wedding Cake family: Weedmaps credits Seed Junky Genetics with a backcross of Wedding Cake’s Gold Leaf phenotype, and Leafly lists 28–30% THC. In our lab data, 35 results labelled Guava Cake were excluded from Guava’s count.

Question 11

What is Pink Guava?

Accepted Answer

A breeding selection from Deo Farms of Oakland, picked from Dying Breed Seeds’ OZ Kush seeds and used to make RS-11, RS-54 and Zoap; Leafly lists OZ Kush, not Guava, as its parent.

Question 12

Is Guava the same as Guava Gelato?

Accepted Answer

No, though Weedmaps puts them in the same general genetic lane: Leafly describes both as Gelato phenotypes, Guava from the Cookies Fam and Guava Gelato from Sherbinski, and keeps separate pages for them.

Question 13

What is Guava IX?

Accepted Answer

Leafly lists it as a separate hybrid, Stardawg × Guava, bred by Nature’s Heritage. Our lab matching keeps it out of Guava’s numbers: 472 results labelled Guava IX were excluded, the largest group of near-miss names.

Question 14

How long does Guava take to flower?

Accepted Answer

About 63 days for Flavour Chasers’ seed version; Weedmaps and Bean Addicts’ listing give 8–10 weeks.

Guava: frequently asked questions