Bismark Skunk x Matrix Red

Bismark Skunk x Matrix Red appears to be a modern superhot breeding cross built around the Bismark / Skunk pepper lineage rather than a long-established fixed cultivar. The Bismark parent line is described in indexed grower sources as a Capsicum chinense hybrid developed in Italy by grower Rocco Maltesi from Skunk Red × MA Wartryx. That line is known for very large, heavily textured scorpion-style pods, fruity flavour, strong productivity, and a typical green-to-red ripening pattern.

The Skunk portion of the name aligns with the Skunk Red lineage, which separate sources describe as a superhot cross of MA Wartryx × 7 Pot Red CARDI. Skunk Red itself is often described as producing large bumpy red pods and showing uncertain stability across generations, which helps explain why derivatives such as Bismark-based crosses appear frequently in hobby breeding circles.

The exact cross name “Bismark Skunk x Matrix Red” does not appear as a strongly documented cultivar entry in indexed breeder catalogues, suggesting that it represents a niche breeder or grower hybrid selection rather than a formally stabilised named variety. In practice it is most likely treated as a superhot chinense hybrid derived from the Bismark superhot line.

Because no published laboratory SHU figure exists for this specific cross name, the value of 900,000 SHU is used as a cautious estimate derived from the commonly reported heat range of the Bismark parent line rather than as a tested measurement for this exact hybrid.