nerve plant
Fittonia albivenis
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones11 to 12
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 8 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green, pink, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Nerve plant (Fittonia albivenis) is a houseplant for containers and low maintenance ground cover. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 11 and warmer, down to about 40°F (4°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy soil. It stays low and creeps along, so it fills a pot or shady spot slowly. The evergreen leaves show off white or pink veins.
Pairs well with Prayer plant, Boston fern, and Cebu Blue pothos.
Native range
Bolivia, Northern Brazil, Columbia, Peru, and 1 more places. See all 5
Bolivia, Northern Brazil, Columbia, Peru, and and Venezuela.