A Kalanchoe, looks most like K. crenata to me, as far as what I can see. Where did you get it? If it blooms, please come back & post another pic. =)

it sounded like you are not so excited about the taste.. they remind me of padron chiles.. which are not very spicy, but people like to fry them up, salt, then eat as a snack at bars and such in spain. similar to shishitou peppers. might be worth giving it a try for a spicy summer snack. good luck.

Thank you! La Marne seems a plausible guess. In hmf it is listed to grow from 120 to 185 cm, I did not measure it formally, but my approximation of 170 is within that range. There are comments saying it bleaches in the sun too, so maybe that's why it is pale in the summer. I'm in zone 9 so I'd suppose that means stronger sunlight. Still, no pics of it that pale and reduced in size. One thing that doesn't quite fit with La Marne is that it seems to get orange-y or apricot overtones at times. I have not seen this in this plant. I can see the similarity with Tausenchön, but yeah, it isn't. It is too full and ruffly in comparison, and apparently thornless, which this is far from. I don't think it is able to climb or ramble either. Wichuranias often ramble, don't they? Not that it rules them out...

The first sure looks like Red-tips Photinia to me. The so-called 'Cleyera' of commerce is actually Ternstroemia gymnanthera. The photo does not look like Ternstroemia to me. Ternstroemia has extremely glossy and leathery (almost rubbery) leaves that grow in whorls toward the ends of the branches with very little fold in the leaf. No leaf serrations, and with usually a blunted or rounded tip. Also, Ternstroemia should be showing spent blooms about now and maybe even some seed. The true Cleyera japonica (also called Sakaki) is very rare in commerce. It has a unique terminal bud that is sort of hooked like a little finger.