Josh,Its one of my latest bloomers.I have ripening pods on several Chinenses.Not even a hint of a bud on this one yet.The mother plant,which could be several years old,is looking a bit ragged.I used to cruble up pods in the mother plant pot and have a lot of these comming up volunteer.
I don't know why they have the rep of being hard to germ.
As you can see from the pic it's almost canelike in it's growth.I have several potted up and they are all the same habit.Mine get early sun,followed by afternoon shade.They are supposed to grow best under trees,so mine are under a large palm.
If your gonna munch them better stroll with a glass of milk!They are very hot but it dissipates quickly.
I'll keep posting these 2 as it's pretty interesting side by side.