Chinese Five Colour (Hot) Caspium annuum. 75 days red Beautiful little hot peppers start out purple then turn cream, yellow, orange and finally red with all colours present at the same time. Thumbnail sized fruits are 3.5 cm. long and 2 cm. wide and dry well. Showy foliage is green with purple stems and veins. Plants do well in the ground or in containers. We winter our containerized plants indoors for a head start on the season.