Nina

Fittonia white forest flame

• Nina likes...
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    Medium light

    She likes a spot that’s bright but out of direct sunlight. Too much sun can burn her leaves.

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    Regular watering

    She loves soil that’s lightly moist but not soggy. Give her a drink when the top of the soil feels dry.

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    Humidity

    She loves a moist environment. She’ll enjoy being misted every few days. She also grows brilliantly in a terrarium.

• Quick facts

  Botanical name

  Fittonia ‘White Forest Flame’

  Nickname

  Nerve plant

  Plant type

  Evergreen, indoor

  Plant height (including pot)

  10-20cm

  Pet/Baby safe?

  Yes

  Nursery pot size

  12cm

• About fittonias

  Fittonias may be small but they really grab your attention. These adorable plants have little green leaves with bright veins, which can be all sorts of colours from white to pink to deep red. They’re great for providing colour all year round and work really well as an accent plant on a bedside table or shelf. This one, ‘White Forest Flame’, has snow-white veins for striking contrast.

  Fittonias come from the South American rainforest, where they cover the ground with their lovely colour. Because they’re rainforest plants, they love moist conditions and a medium level of light. They do best if they’re kept in moist soil and given regularmistingto keep the air humid. They’re also a perfect plant for a terrarium, where they’ll thrive in the warm, moist air.

  Fittonias will always stay small – they’ll eventually reach about 15cm tall – but you can help them grow healthily by giving them a dose ofplant foodonce per month in spring and summer. If you want to keep them really small and bushy, justsnipback any long growth whenever you want.

  Did you know?

  Fittonias are sometimes known as the ‘nerve plant’, because their veins look (a bit) like the human nervous system.