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I received both of these plants from friends as starts but I don't know what the real names are. Any ideas?

Plants

The link didn't work for me, zbawic. Looks like your sign in page.

Dianna

Let's try this again.....

second try

Are they some kind of ficus ... or do I just have ficus on the brain because I was looking at them most of the morning?

Whatever they are, I envy you both plants they are gorgeous.

The first one looks like some kind of a Begonia of some sort..

The second one looks like some kind of a Kalanchoe



Weezie

I am with Weezie on this.

Begonia(maybe a rex or angelwing type) and kalanchoe.

Gardencrazy

I don't see to well.

Here's a begonia link, is this what the leaves look like?

B. Paul Hernandez

Yes, the kalanchoe looks like the plant the start came from.
I posted another picture of the begonia on the web. It's a close up of a leaf so the detail is more apparent. From the previous link, it looks most like a 'silvermist' but the leaves are much smoother.
Begonia

Yup, the first picture looks just like my angelwing begonia and the second looks like kalanchoe.

How about Sophia???

Gardencrazy

Angel Wing Begonia "Sophia"

I don't know anything except that they are beautiful plants! You can send them to me if you get tired of them....

Dianna

I'll share dixie angel. You can have them one week and me the next?

Thanks, it's been a fun plant to keep alive - the fungus gnats love it! Seems to do better in the sunlight, the leaves are much bigger and the color is deeper. Problem is that it burns easily. I've tried to find other varieties of begonias in the local garden sections but they seem scarce here. Idaho's climate might be too dry and thus the tendency to burn.

the begonia looks like the new hybrid angel wing called "dragon wing" i had one, but killed it

Sounds like a plan to me. Wonder if zbawic will go for that?

Dianna

I don't know that the plant could handle that much travel.