FITTONIA VERSCHAFFELTII BOTANICAL NAME FITTONIA VERSCHAFFELTII
PRONUNCIATION fit - TONE - ee - ah ver - shah -FELT- ee - eye
COMMON NAME Nerve Plant
FAMILY Acanthaceae
Life Cycle House plant Perennial Outdoors Annual
Growth Habit Groundcoverish
ARRANGEMENT Opposite
LEAF Ovate Length 3” Width 1 1/2”
MARGIN Entire
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
TEXTURE Medium
FLOWER Yellow spike Not of horticultural significance
FRUIT Spring (spike)
EXPOSURE Part shade Shade
GROWTH Medium
USE House plant Interiorscaping
DESCRIPTION A creeping herb with flat, papery, oval leaves Vivid green netted with red or white veins
DESCRIPTION The flower is a spike of pale yellow about 4” high Dwarf cultivars available
CULTURAL PRACTICES 62° to 65° F Propagate by stem cuttings Filtered light
NATIVE OF: Peru