Maybe dracaena marginata, Try google-ing it.

Only possible to ID with a photo.

recieved a plant as a gift they didnt say what it is

Hi Serre. Compare your plant to images of Tradescantia zebrina, and Tradescantia fluminensis. Hard to tell from that picture. In the future, more people will see your message and pic if you start a new discussion for it.

Serre,

I agree. Like Purple says, it is a Wandering Jew (or as they call it in my local Craigslist, "Wondering Jew", LOL!)

Carol in Jacksonville

It would help if y'all started a new thread for each new query. Include a picture (preferably showing the whole plant, a close up of leaves, and flowers if any), and tell us how big it is and where you found the plant. Knowing whether it's in Florida or Michigan can help ID a plant.

Mary, I would say posting your three plants in one thread works, but piggybacking on another thread gets confusing, especially since others have done the same here.

Also, there's a Name That Plant forum here; the people who hang out there are friendly and knowledgeable about a wide variety of plants.

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Now that I got that off my chest, the first one Mary posted looks like a carrot relative--maybe fennel or queen ann's lace. #2 might be a hosta relative. I think #3 will have yellow flowers, but I don't know the name. Maybe an artemissia relative?

Mary's plants. 1. Could be lots of things. Flowers needed for an accurate id. 2. Is a Lily. 3. Is Dianthus barbatus, Sweet William.

None of them are tropical.

But I agree it's best to start a new post for your own ids and the best forum for them is 'Name That Plant.' Name That Plant

It is also really important to say where the plants are growing as that affects the possibilities to a huge extent.