Common Name: Fittonia Albivenis, Silver Fittonia, Nerve Plant
Fittonia Albivenis is a creeping, evergreen perennial that comes from tropical rainforests in South America. Easily identified by its striking pattern, Fittonia Albivenis showcases bold white veins against its dark green leaves that make for a unique plant with attractive looks. Fittonia is generally easy-going and can be used in terrarium-like setups such as vivariums and paludariums. This plant should not be submerged fully in water, but it will enjoy relatively high humidity and misting on its leaves.
Notes:
- This is not an aquarium plant. Submerging it completely will result in the death of this plant.
- Fittonia works well in terrarium-like setups and should be partially shaded.
- Remove the cotton surrounding the roots and plant into quality soil. For instructions on how to properly prep aquarium plants, click here.
- Yellowing of leaves indicates overwatering.
- Please research appropriately to ensure your plant thrives.
Family Name: Acanthaceae
Origin: South America
Height: 3-6”
Care: Easy
Light: Low to Medium
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Growth rate: Slow
Overall rating: 4.2916665 / 5 from 24 reviews.
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Great quality clippings, sprung right
"Great quality clippings, sprung right up in my new paludarium setup."
Fittonia
"Came in pretty healthy condition, thanks"
Very healthy plant.
"Awesome plant. Seems to be doing well."
Love it!
"It looks amazing in my crested gecko enclosure! He loves it. Came in great condition and definitely recommend."
Excellent quality :hands_heart|type_3:
"Excellent quality :hands_heart|type_3:"
Nice and healthy
"Nice and healthy"
Two survived planting so I
"Two survived planting so I at least have enough to get going."
Not sure about my purchase. Plants just do not look like they are going to make it! :((
"Hello everyone, I am not sure how to “grtade” my experience from a plant buying perspective as of yet. Plants arrived “live,” but have only look worse and worse as time goes by. From all of the plants I purchased; Labisia (rated here), Java fern, Java moss, Crhistmass moss, and Fittonia, the only ones who seem hat they are going to make it are the mosses. The rest are just withering and withering. It took me less than 2 hours to place them in my terranium which has fresh soil and a Twinstar EA series fullm spctrum LED. All of my pre-existing plants are doing fantastic, save the the recently purchased (again other than the mosses). I am going to give it another week, and see how they do. But if they die on me, I think I will continue to make my urchaes locally at HD, Lowes, and other businesses instead of mail ordering plants. All shared, I am also a newbie at terrariums, so it could be me. However, I’ve not had any other locally purchased plant die on me thus far."
Perfect “Little” Addition to my Plant Collection
"This plant is exactly what I was looking for to add to my terrarium! Its leaves are vibrantly green and it just pops so well against the dark soil and other plants. It came in perfect condition as well."
Terrarium plants
"Came in great shape and color. Was used in a sealed terrarium. Nice accents. Came out with 5 plants in the pot, way more than I expected. Once again great quality from Buce"