Scientific Name:	Fittonia albivenis Argyroneura Group
Pronunciation:	fit-TOH-neeuh al-bih-VEN-iss
Common Name:	white nerve plant
Family Name:	Acanthaceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Stems fuzzy; leaves lush green leaves with white to deep pink veins.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Dense, Spreading Form: Creeping / Mat-like Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin, South America (Peru) Hardiness Rating: Zone 11: (above 4 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Ground cover, Hanging basket, Indoor plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Green, Nearly White, White or pink veins Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic Apices: Obtuse Bases: Obtuse Margins: Entire Additional Info: Leaves variegated, trichomes on petioles and stems

Inflorescence Type: Spike Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow, White, (usually white, may have yellow throat and pink streaks; less commonly all yellow) Flower Time at Peak: Can flower any month Additional Info: Rarely flowers indoors

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Not showy, (two locules)

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Leaf-like bracts

Propagation:	Seed, Division - below ground parts, Stem tip cuttings
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	High indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Other:	keep above 13C
Pest Susceptibility:	Mites, Root rot,

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

Report an Error