Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis is a sativa dominant hybrid (60% sativa/40% indica) strain that has quietly built a dedicated following. This well-regarded bud boasts a THC level that ranges from 17-23% on average, with 0.6% CBD. Seeds come in feminized form, and demand from home growers has never really slowed.

The Praying Mantis high hits fast and heady — a bright, clear-eyed lift that fuels conversation, ideas and forward momentum, with only a light touch of physical relaxation underneath. A soft physical ease settles in beneath the head high, smoothing out the energy so it never turns jittery or racy. Because of these effects, Praying Mantis is often chosen for managing chronic fatigue and low mood, especially by those who want relief without reaching for anything heavier.

Praying Mantis has a mouth-filling chocolate and coffee flavor that lingers on the tongue long after the exhale, with an aroma to match that grows sharper as the buds are broken apart. The smoke is smooth on the inhale with a coffee finish that builds the longer the session runs. This bud has dense grape-shaped olive green nugs with deep purple undertones, thin orange hairs and a sticky layer of golden-white trichomes.

For growers, Praying Mantis offers a manageable grow for anyone with a harvest or two behind them — expect plants flowering in a standard 9-10 weeks, at home indoors or outdoors. Given steady feeding and a little light training, it rewards the effort with heavy, resin-coated colas. Plants stretch to a medium height with strong side branching, equally at home in a tent or a garden bed. Its genetics run through the wider Mantis family — see Sour Mantis and Mantis for close relatives worth comparing before you buy.