Identification: Need help with identification

I am hoping someone can help me identify these four plants. They all seem to be doing well, they have new growth. I have no idea what #1 is. It was given to me by a friend. I think #2 is some sort of begonia. #3 came in a dish garden and I thought it might be a Chinese evergreen. #4 has deep reddish purple edges on the leaves and the leaves are a very light green color, the underside is almost whitish. I would appreciate any help.

 

Hi, the 1st and 3rd ones are Chinese evergreens (you'll have to look up the Latin name, sorry), the last one's a Hoya carnosa (succulent) and#2 is a begonia... but which one I don't know.

 

Aglaonema is the genus for Chinese evergreen. Also Chinese evergreen is poisonous to children and pets. #2 Begonia x erythrophylla? Common name Beefsteak Begonia? You would need to do a search for the the exact cultivar. Harry

 

Thank you!! Chinese evergreen is poisonous to children and pest - the large plant
(#1) seems to drip a water like liquid from the tips of the leaves. I have two dogs. Would this liquid also be poisonous? Or just the leaves if ingested?

 

To me they look like:

1. Dieffenbachia amoena, Dumb Cane
2. A species of Begonia
3. A species of Aglaonema, Chinese Evergreen
4. Peperomia clusiifolia, Red Edge Peperomia

 

Actually, I believe #3 is also a Dieffenbachia. Looks similar to the cultivar "Camille".

 

I tend to agree with the Dieffenbachia for both #1 and #3. Most Chinese evergreens that I have seen have a smaller leaf stalk. But I'm not familiar enough with both species to discern the difference and I found pictures on line that also might be mistakenly identified that were called Chinese Evergreen resembling your plants. So perhaps a bit more research is indicated. In any case Dieffenbachia is also poisonous. I think you need to ingest both it and Aglaonema or Chinese Evergreen and this page states you have to ingest a lot of dieffenbachia to suffer ill effects. Harry

 

Thanks you guys! Harry - I clicked on that page and the picture of the dieffenbachia looks exactly like my plant! I feel much better knowing that my dogs would have to ingest large quantities for it to be poisonous. They have never eaten any part of any of my plants. Mikki

 

The 4th one is definitely hoya carnosa, and not peperomia (which can be similar).

 

I googled both hoya carnosa and peperomia. When I googled peperomia an image that looked like my plant came up. Unfortunately, it did not give the scientific name.

 

I believe it's a peperomia. Check out pictures of Peperomia clusiifolia.

Hoya has more of a vining manner, with more internode space. Also, compare how the leaves attach to the stems in both Hoya and Peperomia.

 

the 4th one is a vairegated peperomia (definately) it is not a Hoya at all .. and the other 2 are the dumbcane families .. just different ones..

Marion