The top looks like a hoya, goldfish (Columnea) or lipstick.
The bottom might be a Waffle plant, (Hemigraphis)
The top needs more sun, the bottom a bit more light..No direct..(if it's a waffle) Toni

The 1st one could also be a Nematanthus, have you seen flowers yet?

2nd one I think is a Swedish Ivy.

Jen

That's not a Swedish Ivy (2nd one).

the top one looks as tho it may be over watered, it appears to be a succulent, I have seen it somewhere before but don't recall the name of the plant. The second one kinda resembles a swedish ivy except that the texture is way too distinct.

The 2nd one looks exactly like my creeping charlie.
There are numerous types so hard to find a pic that matches.
It needs more light. Can get leggy, cut back in spring if needed.
If you put it outside in the ground it will go everywhere and hard to control.

Thanks all. I just picked these up recently at Home Depot. They were in the "tropicals" section, if that helps at all. I didn't know that either of them would get blooms - neat! I'm excited to see what kind of flowers I get.

I'll move them somewhere where they'll get more light. Thank you everyone!

Okay, did some image googling.

Plant #1 definitely seems to be a goldfish plant. The irony is that I'd been wanting one anyway. How funny that I bought one accidentally.

Plant #2 looks to be a creeping charlie.

Thanks to hopefulauthor prompting me to look at hoyas and what they look like, I now know what the plant is that I'm growing from cuttings someone gave me. :0)

Thank you so much everybody!

Hi Vio..I'm happy you got ID's for your plants..and ID'ing is really important so one knows how to care for plants..You know?
The first plant looks like a Goldfish..You'll know definatly once it flowers..I think Nematanthus are so pretty and their orange/golden blooms gorgeous.
The second plant 'could' be a Creeping Charlie, but because of the purple hue, it's hard to say, unless it sat in a ton of light..Do you consider Creeping Charlie and Swedish Ivy the same plant?? The plant surely can pass for Swedish Ivy, the leaves are shaped alike, but again the purple coloring is baffling. Are its leaves thick or thin? Textured? Well, again see if they bloom, and you'll know more..by flower shape/color..Good luck, Toni

Hi Toni,

I'd never heard of Creeping Charlie before this thread and I don't know much about Swedish Ivy. To be honest, the plant reminded me of a coleus my mother has. The leaves are thin and textured, in my opinion. Hopefully the plant will bloom and I'll know what's what.

You know what's funny? There are so many houseplants that bloom, but I didn't know. I thought most houseplants were just greenery (but beautiful) until finding this forum. Plants that I've taken for granted my whole life get flowers. Who knew?

My creeping charlie has never bloomed and it's always had the purple hue. It does have a scent to it when touching or moving it which isn't really fragrant.
I have another type of creeping charlie that does bloom.

Good to know, gobluedjm. Thank you!

I've lived in various parts of the states, and some other places around the world. Common names vary from local to local in some cases. I've seen plant number 2 referred to as swedish ivy, I've also seen a shiney green plant referred to as swedish Ivy. I've even seen some hedera that were called swedish ivy.
Not that I can even think of the latin name for the plant at this time. Just thought I'd put in my foot...
Chaz

The poster above is correct, #2 does look like a coleus, because it's a close cousin to it. #2 is Plectranthus australis or another Plectranthus. I've seen it sold as both swedish ivy and creeping charlie. Toni is right on thet one, but I've also see birds nest pilea sold as creeping charlie, which is a different plant with round stems as opposed to the square stems of the mint family.

Vio, it's been many yrs since I had a Creeping Chalie/Swedish Ivy..After reading everyone's posts, it hit me that CC and SW were once considered the same plant..But, this was yrs ago. There was another plant called creeping charlie that grew more like moss..grew a few inches tall, close to the soil. I haven't ANY idea which family that plant belonged to.
Since there are a few verions of SI, I'm sure some bloom and others don't..the one I had was a fast grower, hung about 2', so I'm wondering if SI have to be a certain age/size before sending out flowers: tiny, purple non-scented.
That's the problem w/common names..but more ppl use common names than botanical..
For those who ever worked at a plant store, or just browsed around a nursery..when customers ask a clerk if they sell a certain plant, 99% of the time common names are used. And 99% of the time, the employee is familiar with common names (if lucky)..forget botanical names..
Vio, I have a set of 5 binders that hold about 1000 cards..each card, which cosists of 4 sides, lists a different plant..The back side is general info like light, watering, flowering..Most plants, including foliage, do flower. The card describes the flower, time it'll bloom, etc. The only problem is, on some cards it says, this plant will NOT flower when grown in a container or cold climate. Sometimes it states a plant will bloom in a pot but is difficult. So, don't be surprised if one of your green plant suddenly flower..In some cases, after a plant blooms, it dies, like Agaves, Bromiliads, bananas..the good news is, they sprout side shoots that can be repotted/started over again..
Glad you got your Goldfish plant..Toni