Banana OG by Unknown or Legendary

Type mostly indicaCross Ghost OG × Unknown Strain

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If you want to talk about true unicorn strains that had growers scouring the early internet forums, you have to talk about the legendary Banana OG. Brought to life by the mythical breeder OrgnKid, this clone-only masterpiece was birthed by hitting a mysterious Sagarmatha 60/40 Banana pheno with the devastatingly potent Ghost OG. For years, this exact cut was the holy grail on boards like ICMag, traded secretly among tight-knit circles in the Emerald Triangle. Finding the real OrgnKid cut meant you held the golden ticket to a terpene profile that literally smelled like an overripe, brown-spotted banana sitting on a gas station floor.

In the grow tent, Banana OG shows her pure Kush heritage and demands a grower who knows how to read their plants. She tends to stay short and stocky with notoriously thin, spindly branches that absolutely require staking or a solid trellis to hold up the heavy, resin-caked buds. She isn't the heaviest yielder on the block, and she can be a bit prone to stress-induced herming if you mess up your light leaks or let the room get too hot. But the payoff is worth every drop of sweat, dropping dense, incredibly sticky nugs that practically look like they’ve been rolled in sugar.

The true magic of Banana OG lies in its legendary "creeper" effect. The aroma translates perfectly to the palate—a sweet, creamy banana flavor mixed with a heavy kick of earthy diesel fuel. You’ll take a few rips, think you’re totally fine, and then twenty minutes later realize you're glued to the couch and staring at the ceiling. It’s a devastatingly heavy, sedative body high that has kept medicinal users and veteran stoners coming back for decades. Accept no substitutes or watered-down seed crosses; the original Banana OG remains a high-water mark for exotic flavor and crushing potency.

🏆 Legendary Foundation Strain

This is one of the most influential cannabis varieties in history. Banana OG has been used to breed 74 documented descendant strains in our database, making it a cornerstone of modern genetics.

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Breeder	Unknown or Legendary
Type	mostly indica
Environment	Indoors, Outdoors
Lineage	Ghost OG × Unknown Strain
Descendants	Super Banana Haze, Sour Bananas, Banana Richter, Bananas & Blow, Banana OG x F1 Durb x Gushers, Electric Banana on Fire, Banana Kush, Banana Mints, Banana Breath, OGer99, Sour Banana Dubb, Banana Runtz, Blue Cherry Banana, Banana Fire Cookies, Banana Puddintain, Dead Banana, Peaches -N- Nanas, Banana Punch, Nicole x Banana OG, Seats Taken, Holy Nana Crack, Banana OG, Strawberry Blondie, Dual OG, Banana Fruit Bound, SoCal Seed Collective - Electric Banana, Rotten Banana, Tropic Banana, Banana TK, Wilson, Banana S1, Banana Mango, Banana Jelly’Z, Banana Cream Pie, Banana Loaf, Banana Petrol, Miss Clementine, Banana Candy Krush, Banana Monkey, Banana Jack OG, Banana OG (Cup Winner), Banana Peel, Bananas & Cherries, Banana Dosi, Banana Sativa, Dirty Banana, Banana Milkshake OG, Espadrilles, Abu Kush, Banana D, Banana Caked, Banana Pride, Paisa Grow Seeds - Monkey Banana, Banana Pie, Banana OG, Super Banana Caked, Banana Bread, Banana Sorbet, Banana Fire OG, Banana Hammer, Banana Puff, Modified Banana, Platinum Banana OG Kush, SUPERB, Tally Man, Wild Mountain Honey, Banana Cream Cake, Banana Poison Cookies, Banana Sundae, Agent Banana, Banana Punch, Strawberry Banana Grape, Banana, Exotic Genetix - Banana Cream

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Ancestry Pedigree

Banana OG
Unknown or Legendary

Banana OG
Breeder: Unknown or Legendary
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Ghost OG
Clone Only Strains

OG Kush
Clone Only Strains

Unknown Strain
Original Strains

Hindu Kush Indica
Original Strains

Unknown Strain
Original Strains

Growing Banana OG: what to expect

As an indica-leaning plant, expect a modest stretch after the flip (roughly 50–100%) and dense bud structure — which makes late-flower humidity discipline the main risk: keep RH in the 40s once buds fatten to stay ahead of mold. Growers familiar with Ghost OG or Unknown Strain will recognize much of its behavior. Whatever the listing says, the cut in YOUR tent is the ground truth: log feedings, readings, and photos, and let the trends — not the label — drive decisions.

Banana OG FAQ

Is Banana OG an indica or a sativa?

Banana OG is listed as mostly indica.

What are the parents of Banana OG?

Banana OG was bred from Ghost OG × Unknown Strain by Unknown or Legendary.

What environment does Banana OG like?

Standard cannabis bands work well: VPD 0.8–1.1 kPa in veg and 1.0–1.4 kPa in flower, with humidity stepping down from 65–75% as a seedling to 40–50% in late flower. See the stage-by-stage table on this page.

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