Identification: Assistance needed identifying (2) plants

Hello,

Usually I can identify most common houseplants from the web or other sources, but these two have me stumped.

#1
Red leaves on fleshy stems (similar to coleus). However, leaves are coarse, ribbed and grow in clusters. Slow grower.

#2
Variegated leaves with mixtures of red, green, and beige patches. Rapid grower. I initially thought iresine herbstii, but neither the leaf shape or color seem to match.

Thanks,

rootbound

 

HI There ..

#1 looks like a Peperomia to me .. allthoug im not sure ive seen it in red .. but u can search google and you might find it .. I dont know about #2 .. nice colors .. I love variegated plants .
hope u find out what it is ..

Marn

 

The first one appears to be Pilea spruceana.

 

Second photo looks like a type of Hoya

 

I think that your second plant ia a Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum. I know that I have seen it before and it has been bugging me all day. Check out this link and compare...http://www.gflora.com/zen-cart/images/pseuderanthemum_atropurpureum_tricolor_2.jpg
Joe

 

Hi,

You folks really rock! Two for two.

#1 does seem to be Pinea spruceana. Although mine is in pretty sorry shape.

It seems to be a bit temperamental and probably needs to be restarted and kept pinched-back from what I'm reading. Its quite different in appearance from the more common "Aluminum Plant" Pilea cadierei.

2# Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum definitely matches the URL provided by Joe Keller.

Thanks again. I cant tell you the number of web searches I've done trying to identify these two plants.

Regards,
rootbound