Sepia Serpent x SB7J

Sepia Serpent x SB7J is a Spanish 4-way Capsicum chinense hybrid bred by Manuel Dimitrio of CHILIRIOT PEPPER FARM. Its recorded parentage is (Douglah x Butch T) x (Scotch Bonnet x 7 Pot Jonah), putting a brown superhot line on one side and a bonnet-based Jonah cross on the other. The hybrid was already documented in October 2016 and was listed there as an F1, unstable selection.

The Sepia Serpent side gives this cross its sepia-brown direction. Live source material for Sepia Serpent describes roundish, wrinkled fruit that ripen from green to light brown and are recognised around 1.5 to 1.8 million SHU. In circulation, Sepia Serpent x SB7J appears in superhot grow lists and bonnet-cross lists, which fits the parent combination and the way the pepper has been shared among hobby growers.

SB7J itself is described by growers as having crunchy, firm flesh, sweet flavour, and strong heat, and that bonnet influence is part of what makes this cross notable among SB hybrids. The recorded history around this specific cross is consistent on the main points of breeder, country, parentage, species, and unstable F1 status. The main thing that stands out is that it is documented as a named hybrid in grower and forum records rather than as a stabilised finished cultivar, so plants shared under this name sit in that early hybrid stage rather than a fixed final form.