Jillybean
Hybrid
Romulan × C-99
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
Review date not recorded
At a glance
- Type
- Hybrid
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Romulan × C-99
- Flowering
- 49–63 d
- THC Range
- 15% – 21.9%
- CBD Range
- 0.1% – 2%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Caryophyllene, Myrcene, Humulene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Creative
Reported
Energetic
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Happy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dizzy
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC15% – 21.9%
- CBDa0.05%
- CBD0.1% – 2%
- CBC0.01%
- CBG0.36% – 1.47%
- CBGa0.27%
- CBN0.2%
- Delta-8-THC0.01%
- THCV0.45% – 1.53%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
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CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyHigh
MyrceneHerbal, EarthyHigh
HumuleneWoody, HoppyModerate
LinaloolFloral, LavenderLower
PinenePine, FreshLower
Flavor & Aroma
Flavor
Citrus, Fruity, Orange, Sweet, Tangy, Tropical
Aroma
Fruity, Mango, Skunky, Sweet, Tropical
User-Reported Medical Usage New
Community- and source-reported, not medical advice.
5 reported uses
- 1DepressionReported as a reason for use.—
- 2PainReported as a reason for use.—
- 3InsomniaReported as a reason for use.—
- 4AnxietyReported as a reason for use.—
- 5Loss Of AppetiteReported as a reason for use.—
Listed by how widely each use is reported across strains. The share of reporters is not recorded for these reports. Not a measure of whether it worked.
View all reported usesGenetics & Origin
Romulan’s parents
C-99’s parents not recorded
Romulan
Indica
Parent Strain
C-99
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
Jillybean
Hybrid
Origin
Jillybean is a cross of Space Queen and Orange Skunk, from TGA Subcool, though one source instead lists Romulan, Orange Skunk and Cinderella 99. The Orange Skunk side, from a grower named Jill, is where the orange and the name come from. It has one descendant on file, and the specific Orange Skunk cut is part of what makes the flavor work.
Bred from Jillybean (1)
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Easy
Outdoor
- Harvest
- Late September
- Height
- Not recorded
- Yield
- 12oz/ plant
Indoor
- Harvest
- 9–10 wk
- Height
- Not recorded
- Yield
- 8oz/ plant
- Flowering
- 49–63 d
- Resistance
- Standard
The difficulty to grow Jillybean is known for being easy. For growers cultivating indoors, expect a 8oz/ plant yield with in about 9–10 wk. Outdoors, harvest around Late September.
Cultivation Notes
Jillybean is a short, high-yielding plant, with reported figures around 8 ounces per plant indoors and 12 outdoors, and it flowers in about seven to nine weeks. It finishes outdoors in late September. The short stature and quick finish make it an easy grow. Grower and breeder figures.
When To Try It
Best:
Afternoon
Occasions:
- before creating
About
Jillybean is one of the few candy-named strains that tastes like the candy.
From TGA Subcool, it crosses Space Queen with an Orange Skunk selection that came from a grower named Jill. The name is a pun, and the mango-and-orange jellybean flavor sources describe is not an exaggeration.
What to Expect
Jillybean is an upbeat afternoon strain. Leafly's breakdown leads with happy at 62 percent, then uplifted at 54, euphoric at 52, energetic at 41 and creative at 37, from a large number of reviews, describing an energetic, get-off-the-couch lift with a bit of relaxation underneath. It suits a bright afternoon, being social, creative work.
Dry mouth stands out among the downsides, at 24 percent and higher in a separate reviewer set, with dry eyes and a headache note well behind. It is a poor choice for sleep.
Flavor and Aroma
Jillybean earns the pun. The smell is sweet mango, orange and tropical fruit with a light skunky base. The flavor is where it lands: a genuine orange-and-mango jellybean sweetness, tangy and candied, one of the more literal fruit strains on the menu.
Terpenes Explained
Jillybean has a measured terpene panel in our data, and it is Myrcene and Caryophyllene led, both around 0.45 to 0.5 percent, with Humulene and Linalool behind. That is an earthy, peppery profile, not a citrus one.
Which is the interesting part: the jellybean smell does not come from the terpenes a panel measures. It comes from minor aromatic compounds the standard nine miss entirely. The lab sheet will not predict the candy note, so smell the jar.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Jillybean THC is reported around 15 to 18 percent, a moderate level, and the lab-measured sample in our data came in near 10, lower still. CBD is a trace. This is not a strong strain by current standards.
Expect a mild-to-moderate high and treat this as a flavor strain first, not a potency one.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2021 Errl Cup — entry recorded as “Jilly Bean”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2015 Nw Cannabis Classic — entry recorded as “Jilly Bean”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 2 unresolved entries shown but excluded from the count.
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Community strain database aggregation (Labster/Blaster/Grower/Writer)
Aggregated from third-party community strain databases — 8 source records.
Ascendancy Drupal preserved public extract
Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
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