'Jades are Crassula, and not cactus at all, All cacti are succulents. If you put a living plant in there is will need good drainage, air circulation,sun, some food at least once a year, just transplant it into fresh mix. with 10% organic matter, the rest inorganic, sand compacts and doesn't let the air in the mix, which is important. I think the lizard would love to eat it. My friends grows theirs in a open pen that they can't get out of in the open on the ground. They live in the high desert. They may bring them into the green house during the winter. Crassula need a cool evening. 90 F and 70F night time temps. as an example. your plant will also need a cool winter. No heat. Little if any summer moisture including high humidy. I've grown these plant since I was a child, and the plant that you are calling 'Agentea' does have the smallest leaves, yet is just a variety of C. Ovata. Some are bush some not depending on how you trim it. Leaves have noting to do with it, it's flowers, bark, nodes etc. Norma

Put this trip near the top of your bucket list. Forgetting everything else, just to be able to stand right next to the animals and take their picture is worth more than you can imagine. Thankfully, the trained Naturalists on the cruise with us prevented us from petting the sea lions on the head or picking up an Iguana just to see what they felt like. Birds posed for us, sea lions rolled over and seemed to waiting for you to rub their bellies. Words and photos fail to describe what it really felt like.

Nicole, You must have been able to intuit my tastes in plumeria, because of all of JJ's plumeria--and he's got seemingly hundreds--Jenny is one that I covet most. Yours is lovely! Great choices, too :) LH, as Jen pointed out, looks a lot like Waimea. But regarding Waimea on eBay, if you are patient and willing to bide your time, you will be able to find a good price on it, I would think. Over the course of 2011 there were quite a few for sale. I didn't see MR when I was down there last--Carol and Luc rave about it, I'm sure with good reason. As for the Thai, I'll have to look at the photo again...that's the problem with those letter-number names... Just "hollah" anytime you need my Enabling powers! LOL I intend to post pics of every bloom I get this season ;)

Excellent pic!! and cute!!!