Red Headed Stranger
Sativa
Haze × Williams Wonder
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
Review date not recorded
At a glance
- Type
- Sativa
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Haze × Williams Wonder
- Flowering
- 56–63 d
- THC Range
- 15% – 26%
- CBD Range
- 0.9% – 1%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Limonene, Myrcene, Caryophyllene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Energetic
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Focused
Reported
Happy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dizzy
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC15% – 26%
- CBD0.9% – 1%
- CBG1%
- CBN0.07% – 0.29%
- THCV0.49% – 1.72%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
View all terpenes- LimoneneHigh
MyrceneHerbal, EarthyHigh
CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyHigh- TerpinoleneModerate
LinaloolFloral, LavenderModerate
Flavor & Aroma
Flavor
Citrus, Earthy, Sweet
Aroma
Citrus, Earthy, Herbal, Lemon, Pungent, Spicy
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.—
- 3AnxietyReported as a reason for use.—
- 4MigrainesReported as a reason for use.—
- 5ADHD/ADDReported 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
Haze’s parents
Williams Wonder’s parents not recorded
Haze
Sativa
Parent Strain
Williams Wonder
Indica
Parent Strain
Red Headed Stranger
Sativa
Origin
Red Headed Stranger has no verified pedigree. The common account is Haze crossed with Williams Wonder, sometimes written Willy's Wonder. The breeders are unknown; our records mark the lineage as disputed. The Haze side is where the citrus and the buzzy head come from. The Willie Nelson name is the constant; the plant behind it depends entirely on who grew the seed.
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Average
Outdoor
- Harvest
- Late September to Early October
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- 18oz/ plant
Indoor
- Harvest
- Late September to early October
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- 14 to 18oz/ m2
- Flowering
- 56–63 d
- Resistance
- Standard
The difficulty to grow Red Headed Stranger is known for being average. For growers cultivating indoors, expect average height with a 14 to 18oz/ m2 yield with in about Late September to early October. Outdoors, harvest around Late September to Early October.
Cultivation Notes
Red Headed Stranger flowers fairly fast, finishing in late September or early October, over about 10 to 12 weeks. Reported yields are moderate, around 14 to 18 ounces per square meter indoors and 18 per plant outdoors. It grows indoors or outdoors. Grower and breeder figures.
When To Try It
Best:
Night
Occasions:
- before cleaning or working out
About
Red Headed Stranger is a Willie Nelson tribute strain named after a melancholy 1975 album.
Its original breeders are unknown; the cross is usually given as Haze and Williams Wonder. The name has nothing to do with red hair or with any single trait; it is a nod to the country singer, not a description.
What to Expect
The mournful album title sets up something mellow. The strain is the opposite. Leafly's breakdown leads with happy at 55 percent, then energetic at 51, uplifted at 47 and euphoric at 45, from a solid number of reviews. A separate reviewer set puts uplifted at the ceiling. Sources describe a buzzy, focused head high that eases into the body only late.
The physical downsides are light: dry mouth near 20 percent, dry eyes near 11, an anxious note rare. It is a daytime strain despite the night-time tag in our data.
Flavor and Aroma
Red Headed Stranger is bright lemon and citrus over an earthy, herbal base with a spicy, pungent edge. It is a clean, sharp Haze-leaning smell. The flavor keeps the lemon and earth together with a peppery finish.
Terpenes Explained
Red Headed Stranger has a measured terpene panel in our data, led by Limonene at roughly 0.37 to 0.53 percent, with Caryophyllene and Myrcene behind, plus an unusually high Linalool around 0.25 percent. Linalool is a soft, floral terpene that most sharp citrus strains do not carry much of.
That floral note under the lemon is the strain's distinctive touch. A batch that reads as plain lemon has likely lost the Linalool, which fades fast.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Red Headed Stranger THC is advertised around 19 to 26 percent. The lab-measured sample in our data came in near 11; sources call it not an atomic strain. CBD is a trace.
Assume a mid-to-high-teens strain and disregard the top of the menu range.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2017 Dope Cup Washington — entry recorded as “Red Headed Stranger”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 1 unresolved entry shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with Red Headed Stranger 0
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How we verify businessesExperience Evidence & Sources
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Community strain database aggregation (Labster/Blaster/Grower/Writer)
Aggregated from third-party community strain databases — 6 source records.
Ascendancy Drupal preserved public extract
Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
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Methodology and sourcesReader Reviews 0
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