Apparently yes, but other sources and information state red ‘strains’ are the vein colours of the leaf; indicating the age/maturity of the plant. And different coloured veins have differing amounts of alkaloids hence the different effects. There seems to be so many consensuses & opinions flying around, basically along the lines of: **1]** Most kratom we get is actually farmed from the same plants and the ‘colours’ are just different curing/drying/fermenting *etc* processes. **2]** Same as