Ahem. Never mind. I'm pretty very sure it's a Nemathanthus. However, Google still didn't have anything with 'candy corn'.

It's young, so I don't know if the leaves will get any larger, but for now they're 1" long, shiny and fleshy. It had one little flower that I managed to pull off and squish, but it was roundish and orange, with large reflexed sepals. Sorry, no camera.

Korina (even more confused)

Hi, Korina:
Does this help? Maybe it's not a variety; it seems Nematanthus are also called "Candy Corn Plant." I did an AOL search of "Nematanthus Candy Corn" and got the hit below (among others).
Linda

Here is a link that might be useful: Candy Corn Plant

These common names get so confused. The nursery had it partly right. Nematanthus of various varieties are called "Goldfish Plant". The name "Candy Corn Plant" in its original usage refers to only one species of nematanthus, N. wettsteinii. Hopefully, Korina, that is what you got. N. wettsteinii is a species, and like the other nematanthus comes from the mountains of S. Brazil. It seems to be somewhat hardier to cold snaps in winter than most of the other species. It also has the smallest leaves and closest internodes. The leaves are dark green and very glossy, densely set on the branches. The flowers are small but very pretty yellow and orange, looking very much like candy corn. Your brief description suggests that you might actually have N. wettsteinii. I got my first plant of this species about, oh, um, 1978. I rescued it from the compost pile at a friend's commercial greenhouse. He had tossed it out months earlier, still in its pot and hanger, for committing the crime of harboring mealie bugs. Several months in winter out in the rain and elements were enough to thoroughly clean the plant of bugs, while the foliage was perfectly fine. When it was in the greenhouse, before it had been tossed, it had grown long pendant stems, hanging down about three feet. After I got it and kept it outside in an open air shade house, it grew new upright branches that never got longer than about 14", and never hung down again. I cut off the old growth and it stayed outside for many years. It was nearly killed when it hit a low of 18 degrees here in 1990. A few branches survived and from them it grew back into a pretty goot specimen, but eventually had to be restarted from cuttings. Oh, and one year I noticed that it seemed to flower best in the middle of winter, even though it was outdoors. I would bring it inside when it gets below 32.

Jon

Jon, nailed it in one! Yeppers, I have N. wettsteinii. So I can throw this little guy to the outdoor wolves? Maybe later in the year. I don't know about you, but our winter has been inside out and upside down. Now that spring is nearly here, we're finally starting to get frost!?

Anyhoo, thanks for the story; I love harrowing tales of rescue and triumphant survival. ;-)

Korina