care bear stare (Irene kush x purple unicorn f3) crosses Irene Kush to Purple Unicorn, also called Irene OG - a sour-scented hybrid out of the American Deep South against Bodhi's purple male, and a Chem plant underneath the colour. Neither is a filler parent, which is why this pairing is worth a pack rather than a look. This is preservation done by crossing rather than by storage - an old line kept alive by putting it over a male that has already proven itself.

Order matters in a cross name. In care bear stare (Irene kush x purple unicorn f3) the Irene Kush side supplied the seed and Purple Unicorn the pollen, and the reciprocal - the same two plants the other way round - is a separate breeding decision with its own results.

Genetic Lineage

• Mother: Irene Kush. Irene OG - a sour-scented southern cut that growers keep for the nose rather than anything else. Given as traced to an unknown Emerald Triangle plant crossed to Hindu Kush, and widely taken to descend from California OG Kush. CSI recommend a nutrient-rich organic soil with good micronutrient content to bring the terpenes out; it is among the hardest clones they have reversed.
• Father: Purple Unicorn. Purple Unicorn - Chem D crossed to Blackberry Widow, and the father of most of Bodhi's purple work. That one comes from Chemdog D crossed to Blackberry Widow. The colour arrives through Blackberry Widow and the weight through Chem D.
• Why it is worth a pack rather than a look. The two sides are far enough apart that seedlings genuinely differ. That range is the product.

Flavor and Aroma Profile

Expect the profile to move plant to plant rather than settle.

• The Aroma. Sweet, earthy and floral with rich earth and pine, plus a distinct diesel note that most OG cuts do not have from the Irene Kush side, against Chem sourness with the Blackberry Widow fruit behind it from the Purple Unicorn side.
• The Taste. Earthy and piney with the sweetness carrying through and a sour diesel edge up front, turning to dark fruit over a Chem base through the exhale.

The two halves, side by side

• Where the nose comes from. One side gives sweet, earthy and floral with rich earth and pine, plus a distinct diesel note that most OG cuts do not have; the other gives Chem sourness with the Blackberry Widow fruit behind it. Plants landing in the middle are the keepers.
• Structure varies hard here. Resilient with a sturdy frame rather than delicate from one parent; growers report it passing on yield and colour - purple comes through readily in its offspring from the other. Plan the canopy for the taller outcome.
• They pull differently. Growers put Irene Kush at the potent, focused end of the OG family; settling and Purple Unicorn at potent, and the Chem D side is doing that. Which end a plant lands on is the main variable.

Cultivation and Growth Traits

• Plant Structure. The two parents disagree here, so plan for range. Irene Kush is kept for terpenes rather than for yield. Purple Unicorn is it passes on yield and colour, which is an unusual combination in one male.
• Vegetative Phase and Training. Open the middle out early. Light reaching the lower sites is worth more than any late correction.

Effects and Experience

• The Mind. Growers describe Irene Kush as the potent, focused end of the OG family; settling.
• The Body. Purple Unicorn is reported as potent, and the Chem D side is doing that, and that is the side supplying the weight here.

In the pack

Regular seeds from Bodhi Seeds. Bodhi breeds for cannabinoid and terpene range rather than for one number, and works largely with heirloom and landrace stock that would otherwise quietly disappear. Original Bodhi Seeds genetics.