Identification: what is it?

Hi! I need help identifying a plant. All the label said was "Assorted Tropical Plant". It was a starter when I got it and now it's grown a little but the original leaves are dying on the edges. I don't have a picture, but i'd like to find one so i can know how to take care of it.
It's leaves are round at the base and then come to a point. All the leaves are growing out from the original stem, so I don't think its a climber. It gets small clusters of tiny pink flowers prior to the new leaves forming. It starts out as a lite, bright green with a little pink and then turns dark green with dark red veins. The strangest feature of all is the texture of the leaves. They are completely bumpy! Very rough and the bumps are pointy with small white hairs. What is it?
I'm worried that I'm not taking care of it properly and I want it to thrive. It's the most unusual houseplants I've ever seen.
Thanks!
Tigerstail21

 

HI there .. could this b your plant ... ???

http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/html/redm.htm

or this one ??

http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/html/pepasst.htm

Marn

 

No, sorry. Not even close. there is not a single smooth spot on the leaves of my plant.
Tigerstail21

 

hmm ok .. im just trying to think of what could b bumpy and red veined ..
mayb trying searching houseplants in ebay .. that is a good place to look for all diff kinds of plants .. and if u find it please post what it is ok .. .

Marn

 

Hmmm, could it be a type of rex begonia? They come in an enormous range of colours, patterns, and textures. Joe

 

Nope. Sorry.

 

I looked further up the list on the begonias and the leaf texture is exactly the same as the 'Iron Cross' begonia. But the coloring and leaf and stem shapes are different. Could it be just a different variety?
Tigerstail21

 

Maybe try a Google image search just using the word begonia, I get over 47,000 images and if you are patient you might locate it. There are many, many, many, different types of begonias, if indeed it is a begonia, Joe

 

I finally got a picture of that plant. Here it is.

 

what is this (with picture)

I'm getting closer to figuring out what this plant is but i'm still not sure. Can anyone tell me?
Tigerstail
check out my reply on my prior posts. the pix are on it.

 

Re: what is this (with picture)

Now that I see the photo, it is a Pilea " Moon Valley". Joe

 

Re: what is this (with picture)

Thank you! Ur right. I found a picture and the person said it was a spiny begonia, but i think that they were wrong. it's definately a pilea.
Thank you
Tigerstail