1. FITTONIA VERSCHAFFELTII
BOTANICAL NAME
FITTONIA VERSCHAFFELTII

2. PRONUNCIATION
fit - TONE - ee - ah ver - shah -FELT- ee - eye

3. COMMON NAME
Nerve Plant

5. FAMILY
Acanthaceae

6. Life Cycle
House plant Perennial
Outdoors Annual

7. Growth Habit
Groundcoverish

8. ARRANGEMENT
Opposite

10. LEAF
Ovate
Length 3”
Width 1 1/2”

11. MARGIN
Entire

12. VEINS
Pinnate

13. COMPOSITION
Simple

15. TEXTURE
Medium

16. FLOWER
Yellow spike
Not of horticultural significance

18. FRUIT
Spring (spike)

19. EXPOSURE
Part shade
Shade

20. GROWTH
Medium

22. USE
House plant
Interiorscaping

23. DESCRIPTION A creeping herb with flat, papery, oval leaves
Vivid green netted with red or white veins

25. DESCRIPTION The flower is a spike of pale yellow about 4” high
Dwarf cultivars available

26. CULTURAL PRACTICES 62° to 65° F Propagate by stem cuttings
Filtered light

27. NATIVE OF:
Peru