How to grow Tropicanna Banana

40% indica - 60% sativa
sweetfruityupliftingrelaxed
Tropicanna Banana bud — quarter view
THC 25%
Flowering 65 - 70 days
Yield 700 g/m²
Height 110cm

Taste

Sweet
Fruity

Seb's take

Seb Silverback

Tropicanna crossed with Banana Kush, and the fruit comes through exactly as billed — tropical, sweet, unmistakably banana. Sativa-dominant, the high leans uplifting and happy, with enough relaxation underneath to keep you pleasantly anchored rather than adrift. A holiday in plant form, minus the sunburn.

Where it comes from

Barney's Farm crossed Tropicanna with Banana Kush, and the fruit comes through exactly as the name advertises. She leans 60 percent sativa, and the record's own framing is all warm nights and easy company, which tells you the mood the breeder was after rather than any technical ambition. Two fruit-forward parents put together for a bright, holiday-tempered plant, the Banana Kush lending its distinctive note to the Tropicanna base without either overwhelming the other.

Nose & flavour

Tropical fruit and sweetness with an unmistakable banana note, the Banana Kush parent making itself plainly heard. The banana leads, the tropical fruit fills it out, and the general sweetness carries the lot: a ripe, sunlit profile that reads exactly as the name promises. A cheerful, fruit-forward nose with no rough edges, the sort that smells like the holiday the record keeps invoking.

The high

Uplifting and happy, with enough relaxation underneath to keep you pleasantly anchored rather than adrift, as the sativa lean and its softer base combine. The mood runs bright and untroubled, a carefree lift held steady by a gentle body calm. Easy, good-humoured company: a holiday in plant form, the record's spirit if not its exact words, and mercifully without the sunburn.

Growing it

Set at 22 to 25 percent THC, she flowers across 65 to 70 days, stays a tidy 110cm, and returns a heavy 700 g/m². That is a substantial yield from a manageable, medium plant, which makes her an efficient use of a space. No difficulty is flagged in the record, so treat her as a straightforward grow with a generous return: compact enough to keep, productive enough to reward the keeping, and fruit-forward from garden through to jar.

Learn to grow her properly:

Effects

Uplifting
Relaxed

Common questions about Tropicanna Banana

How long does Tropicanna Banana take to flower?

Around 10 weeks of flowering, by the breeder's numbers.

Is Tropicanna Banana an autoflower or a photoperiod strain?

A feminized photoperiod strain — flowering starts when you switch the lights, so the timing is yours to control.

How tall does Tropicanna Banana grow?

Around 110 cm. Standard tent territory.

How strong is Tropicanna Banana?

The breeder lists THC around 25%. Among the strongest figures in the catalogue.