Fittonia mix: home care and transplant rules

Fittonia mix is ​​attractive for its exotic color. decorative flower demanding on temperature and humidity, so it was originally cultivated only in greenhouses. The result of breeding work has become new varieties that allow you to breed Fittonia at home.

Fittonia mix: description and care

The stems of a perennial plant are thin and flexible, with a dense structure. Green oval leaves are decorated with white veins. There are representatives in the genus with red, purple and white leaves, on which contrasting veins are always present. The flowering time of Fittonia falls on the beginning and middle of summer. Spike inflorescence produces small yellowish flowers.

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Fittonia mix has green leaves with white or pink veins.

The climate of South America is native for a houseplant, so full development takes place in an appropriate atmosphere. Comprehensive care for Fittonia mix at home is as follows:

• Lighting. Avoid direct sunlight on the leaves. A small penumbra near the window - optimal location. In winter, the plant needs additional artificial lighting. Presence near heating sources is undesirable.
• Temperature. The temperature in the room where Fittonia grows is maintained at 22-25 ° C. In winter, temperatures below +20 ° C are not allowed, and in summer - above +27 ° C.
• Watering and humidity. For the procedure, warm settled water is used. From April to October, watering is plentiful, on winter period volumes are reduced. Do not allow both drying of the soil and stagnant water. Year-round, the flower is sprayed with filtered water.

It is easy to fulfill all the conditions of care. Maintain the level of humidity with a pallet with pebbles or expanded clay, on which a pot with a plant is placed.

Fittonia mix transplant rules

The plant is planted in a loose substrate, which includes sand, humus soil and peat. Wide small pots are suitable for planting a flower. Accelerated growth forces fittonia to be transplanted into a container in the spring bigger size. For young shoots, the procedure is repeated annually.

From spring to autumn, 2 times a month, the plant is fed with liquid fertilizers with a mineral composition. In winter, the procedure is reduced to 1 time per month.

An excess of fertilizer for Fittonia is undesirable, so the dose indicated on the package is halved.

After 4 years, when the lower parts of the stems are exposed, a rejuvenation procedure is carried out. For this upper part stretched branches are cut and rooted in the soil under glass. Sprouts are regularly sprayed and watered. When they are sufficiently rooted, the shoots are transplanted into a pot to a permanent place.

Compliance with a suitable temperature, humidity and degree of illumination contributes to the full development of the plant with the original color. Timely transplantation will keep its attractiveness for a long time.

Fittonia is a delicate and beautiful plant, with a bright and exotic leaf color. But like all beauties, complex nature- It is not easy to grow at home. Nevertheless, the plant is popular. Having learned all the intricacies of caring for Fittonia, even a novice grower will be able to make friends with this beautiful plant.

Origin and description of Fittonia

Fittonia belongs to the herbaceous perennials from the genus Acanthus. It is small in diversity, the genus includes only 4 species of ornamental deciduous plants, three of which have creeping, creeping shoots, and one is upright.

Fittonia got its name in honor of the sisters Sarah Mary and Elizabeth Fitton, thanks to whom the first classical textbook on biology appeared in the 19th century.

Fittonia is a small plant with colorful leaves

Fittonia is a small plant with creeping and thin, easily rooted shoots. Stems up to 10 cm long, branched and densely pubescent. Young shoots are covered with silvery hairs, old shoots are greenish.

The leaf blade has an oval-elliptical shape, reaches a length of 6-10 cm, is connected to the stem with a small petiole. The leaves are colored green or olive and covered with a graceful mesh of bright scarlet, red, yellow or silvery white. It is the leaves, so unusually colored, that are the main decoration of Fittonia.

The plant blooms very inconspicuously. Flowers small, yellow. The inflorescence is a spike.

Fittonia flower is very inconspicuous

Fittonia comes from South America. It is most widespread in Peru. In nature, prefers to grow under the canopy of the forest, in warm places with high air humidity.

Fittonia loves damp and shady places.

Growing Fittonia at home is not easy. To make the plant feel comfortable in room conditions, you will have to be patient and surround Fittonia with care. An ideal place would be a florarium or bottle garden, where it is easy to maintain favorable conditions for the plant. AT recent times varieties that can tolerate room conditions have appeared.

Fittonia is not easy to grow at home, but the result is worth it.

Popular types and varieties

As already mentioned, Fittonia has only 4 species. They are not well adapted to the conditions of home floriculture, but they feel great in paludariums or florariums. The most common are:

1. Giant. Shoots erect, sometimes inclined, lignified. They reach a height of 60 cm. Leaves with a slight sheen, dark green color and carmine-red mesh. 16 cm long and 10 cm wide. Oval shape. Found in humid Peruvian forests.
2. Verschaffelt. Low growing, vigorous plant. The stems are pubescent, located close to the soil surface and root easily. The leaves are dark green or olive in color, matte, the veins are red. The shape of the leaf is oval or ovoid, with a rounded base. Length - 5–10 cm, width - up to 5.5 cm. It grows in Bolivia, Peru and Colombia.

Varieties more adapted to home conditions:

1. Skeleton. A very sophisticated look. Stems creeping. The leaves are small and oval, matte and slightly velvety, 2–3 cm long. The color of the leaves is olive, with a bright red mesh. The colors are so bright and saturated that they create the illusion of glow.
2. White Anna. A delicate plant with dark green leaves, covered with silvery-white, very thin veins. The edges of the leaves have a dark border.
3. Josan. The leaves of this variety are dark green with a pink mesh. The edges have a dark edging, slightly wavy.
4. Red. The leaves are covered with a red mesh, which, as it were, spreads over the entire leaf plate, dominating the color.
5. Perseus. Dark pink veins are located on a light olive background of the sheet.
6. White. Plant white-green color. Often confused with White Anna. Distinctive features is the lack of edging along the edge of the sheet and the large thickness of the veins.
7. Silvervein. Shoots are easily rooted. They reach a height of 20 cm, a diameter of 40 cm. The leaves are dark green, with a dense mesh of bright silvery-white color and a matte surface. The shape is oval. Up to 10 cm long.

A variety of colors of fittonia in the photo

Seasonal care - table

Season	Lighting	Humidity	Temperature
Spring	Fittonia loves partial shade. Direct sunlight is detrimental. Both excess and lack of light leads to a loss of decorative leaves.	Humidity is high, up to 90%, throughout the year. Spray the leaves at least once a day, on hot days - 3 times a day. To increase humidity, you can put the pot on a pallet with wet claydite or moss. Place a container of water or a room fountain next to the flower.	Feels comfortable at a temperature of +20...+25 °С. When the temperature rises, it needs additional spraying.
Summer
Autumn			Winter temperature should not fall below +18 °C. Fittonia does not tolerate temperature fluctuations.
Winter	Needs additional illumination with lamps for 2-4 hours a day.

Fittonia loves it high humidity, so the ideal place for its cultivation will be a bottle garden or florarium

Fittonia location

Do not put the plant on the south windowsill! If the windows face south, then the plant is best shaded with a curtain. Fittonia feels comfortable near the western and eastern windows. It can grow on the northern windowsill, but subject to an increase in daylight hours with the help of additional lighting.

Fittonia treats artificial lighting more favorably than natural.

The room where Fittonia is located should be well ventilated. But do not leave the plant in a draft, because it can cause illness and even death of the flower. Also, do not place Fittonia near the air conditioner and heating appliances.

In summer, even if the weather is good, do not take the flower out into the open air. In winter, if the plant is located on the window, a thin foam pad or felt napkin should be placed under it to protect the roots from hypothermia.

Fittonia needs bright but diffused light.

Features of landing and transplantation

When preparing for the planting procedure, it is worth considering the fact that the Fittonia root system is very delicate, superficial. The plant itself is a groundcover. Therefore, a pot for planting should be chosen shallow - 7 cm in height, but wide - 20 cm in diameter, with drainage holes.

The substrate for planting should be light and loose, well permeable to air and water. Acidity - neutral. Can buy ready mixes for violets or geraniums. If you decide to prepare the soil mixture yourself, then you will need:

• 2 parts of coniferous or sod land.
• 1 part peat.
• 1 part coarse sand.

Step by step process

1. A layer of drainage is poured into the selected pot. It can be small expanded clay, brick chips or pieces of foam.
2. Add soil mixture on top.
3. Remove the plant from the pot, being careful not to injure the roots. Carefully shake off excess soil.
4. Transfer Fittonia to new pot, fill up the remaining soil on the sides.
5. Water the plant abundantly.
6. Drain the water from the pan.
7. Put the pot in a warm and bright place (but not under the direct rays of the sun).

Fittonia transplantation is carried out annually in the spring - in March or April.

For planting Fittonia, choose a low but wide pot.

Allow a store-bought plant to acclimatize for a few days before transplanting.

Fittonia transplant - video

plant care

Trimming and pinching

As Fittonia grows, it may lose its decorative effect - Bottom part plants are gradually exposed. For better branching, pruning or pinching should be carried out. These procedures will stimulate the formation of new shoots and return the flower to lush splendor. Trim the longest shoots first, removing about 2/3 of their length. It is not recommended to pinch all the shoots at once, otherwise the plant simply does not have enough strength to form new ones.

This procedure is usually carried out for fittonia older than three years, when the leaves begin to die off. It is best to rejuvenate Fittonia in the spring - before or after transplantation.

Fittonia needs pruning and pinching, these procedures rejuvenate the plant

Watering

Fittonia is a lover of wet places, so it needs systematic watering from spring to late autumn. During this period, the earth in the pot should only dry out a little before the next watering. If the substrate is too dry, Fittonia will lose leaves. And if you allow overflow and stagnation of water, rotting of the roots will begin. For irrigation use only warm, settled or boiled water.

The water from the pan should always be drained after watering.

In winter, watering is slightly reduced, allowing the earth to dry slightly, but not dry out.

The ability of Fittonia to evaporate water with leaf blades leads to the rapid drying of the soil. Keep a close eye on his condition. Maintaining the correct moisture level is the key to a healthy and beautiful plant.

Fittonia is very demanding on watering.

top dressing

During the growing season, Fittonia should be fertilized 2 times a month with complex mineral fertilizers for decorative leafy plants. Their concentration should be halved from that indicated on the package, since Fittonia is extremely sensitive to an excess of trace elements in the soil.

In winter, the frequency of top dressing is reduced to 1 time in 1.5 months.

rest period

Fittonia does not have a pronounced dormant period. In winter, due to the short daylight hours, the shoots of the plant stretch out, and the leaves lose their bright color. To avoid this, you need to stop the growth of Fittonia. To provide the plant with a dormant period, it is necessary to reduce the amount of watering and fertilizing.

Errors in care and their elimination - table

Mistake	Cause	elimination
The leaves wrinkle, dry, have an unhealthy appearance.	Too much sunlight. Dry air.	Shade Fittonia from bright light. Raise the humidity in the room.
Leaves turn yellow and wither.	Excessive watering.	Allow the substrate to dry slightly before the next watering. After watering, drain the water from the pan.
Fittonia died for no apparent reason.	Waterlogging of the substrate at low room temperature.	Should be respected temperature regime and irrigation frequency.
The tips of the leaves turn brown.	Excess fertilizer. Lack of fertilizer.	Feed the plant according to the rules.
Fittonia shed all her leaves.	Overdried earthen substrate.	Water the plant according to the rules.
Leaves fall from the basal part of the stem.	Natural occurrence in mature plants.	Make a pruning, rejuvenate the plant.
The internodes are stretched, the leaves become small.	Lack of light.	Move the Fittonia to a brighter place. Light up the plant.

Diseases and pests of fittonia, control measures and prevention - table

Diseases and pests	Symptoms	Control measures	Prevention
root rot	The plant stops growing, becomes lethargic. The roots darken, soften, smell unpleasant.	Repot Fittonia. Treat the plant with phytosporin and water the ground.	Water carefully, do not flood the plant.
	Fittonia is covered with white, cotton-like secretions of the pest. The worms feed on the juice of plants, which is why they stop growing.	Treat the plant with Aktellik using the concentration indicated on the package. Apply while working individual means protection.	Dilute 20 grams of soap in 1 liter of water. Wash Fittonia.
	Plants are covered with cobwebs, on which ticks are located. They feed on the sap of the plant, damaging the leaves.		Pour 50 g of tobacco into 1 liter of water, leave for 2 days. Strain the composition and spray it on the affected plants.
	They suck the cell sap from the leaves. On the affected areas, dots appear that merge into spots.
	The pest looks like a small, brown tubercle. Sucks the juice from the plant. Affected leaves and shoots turn yellow, curl and fall off.		Mix 15 g of soap, 10 ml of denatured alcohol with 1 liter warm water. With a brush, apply the composition to pests.

A healthy plant practically does not get sick and is not attacked by pests.

Harmful insects in the photo

The shield on the plant looks like a tubercle
Thrips feed on plant sap, leaving small punctures on the leaves.
spider mite leaves a thin cobweb on the sheet
A plant affected by a mealybug lags behind in growth

Reproduction at home

Fittonia is very easy to propagate using cuttings, rooting creeping stems, dividing the bush and seeds. This process can be carried out in the warm season, in spring and summer. But it is better to do rooting during the period of active growth - in March or April.

Division of the bush during transplantation

1. Carefully remove the Fittonia from the pot.
2. Shake off excess soil.
3. Very carefully, trying not to damage the roots, divide the bush into several parts.
4. Plant each part in prepared pots.
5. Water well. When the water collects in the pan, drain it.

Fittonia bush with roots

To create spectacular compositions, you can plant several varieties of Fittonia in one pot at once - you get a wonderful mix of colors.

By planting several varieties of Fittonia in one pot, you can get a beautiful composition.

Rooting creeping stems

1. Free the selected stem from excess leaves.
2. Lay on the ground and sprinkle on top with a small layer of substrate.
3. The rooted shoot is cut off from the mother plant and carefully transplanted into a new pot.

If there is enough space in the Fittonia pot, then the creeping stems themselves take root easily.

Breeding with cuttings

1. Choose an apical cutting 5–8 cm long. Leave 3 to 5 leaves on it. It is not worth taking longer cuttings, they take longer to root.
2. Stick the cutting into the fine sand and cover glass jar so that the leaves do not touch the glass.
3. Keep in a bright place at a temperature of +25...+27 °C.
4. After a month or a little more, the rooted plant should be planted in a separate pot.

Cuttings can be rooted in water, but its level should be minimal - up to 1 cm. A small amount will allow the water to be better saturated with oxygen. A jar with a cutting should be placed in a large bag and tied up, periodically airing and spraying the leaves. Keep at 28°C. When a good root system is formed, plant the plant in the substrate.

Fittonia is easy to propagate from cuttings.

Planting seeds

Seeds are sown in a container with a moistened sandy-peat substrate and lightly sprinkled on top. Top should be covered with glass and left in a shaded place. When sprouts appear, the container is moved to a more lit place. The grown and strengthened shoots are planted several times in a pot.

Fittonia homea is a perennial herbaceous plant native to South America, is a member of the Acanthus family. Fittonia has thin, flexible, creeping shoots.

Leaves are ovate. Color: background - all shades of green, with streaks of white, pink, red. The motley pattern seems to envelop the leaf plates with a mesh, giving the plant an exotic look.

How does Fittonia bloom?

Fittonia bloom is a spike-shaped inflorescence, consisting of small flowers of a yellowish hue.

The plant loves humidity and heat, so it was originally grown in greenhouses, because it died under room conditions. To date, less capricious varieties have been bred for home cultivation. Experienced flower growers grow fittonia in glass bottles, florariums.

How to care for Fittonia at home

For successful cultivation fittonia must be adhered to certain rules. Beautiful appearance and relative unpretentiousness in care contributes to the popularity of the plant in home floriculture.

Air temperature

The plant is thermophilic. The optimal air temperature in spring-autumn will be the interval of 22-25 ° C. In winter, reduce to 20 ° C. Air temperatures below 18 ° C will provoke leaf shedding. Fittonia does not like drafts, a sharp drop in temperature, so even in summer time should not be taken out to the balcony.

Lighting

Fittonia needs bright diffused lighting without direct contact. sun rays which will simply kill the plant. The best place there will be east and west window sills. Tolerates light shade well. AT winter time daylight is not enough. In order for the leaves to retain their bright color, it is necessary to resort to the use of special lamps.

Air humidity

Humidity should be high throughout the year. It is necessary to spray daily, preferably several times a day. It is strictly forbidden to place in winter near heating systems. You can't wipe the leaves. To increase the level of humidity, you can periodically place a pot of Fittonia on a pallet with wet moss, pebbles, expanded clay.

How to water fittonia

Between waterings, the soil in a Fittonia pot should dry out slightly by 2/3 of the height of the pot.

Fittonia? In watering, a balance is needed: even a short-term overdrying of an earthen clod leads to a drop in leaves, and excess moisture can provoke decay. The soil needs to be slightly dried between waterings (about two-thirds of the height of the pot), and after watering, be sure to drain excess water from the pan. In the warm season, water more often; from late autumn, slightly reduce watering.

For watering and spraying, use only soft water at room temperature.

top dressing

During the period of active vegetation (April-September), it is necessary to regularly, 2-3 times a month, make complex mineral fertilizers. Apply half the dose recommended by the manufacturer. Fertilizers must be dissolved in water for irrigation and applied to the soil.

Pinching

• To prevent the shoots from stretching and not being exposed, it is necessary to regularly pinch the tops of the shoots.
• Every spring, shorten the shoots by half the length.
• Pruning is carried out in several stages, since a radical shortening of the shoots will provoke a slowdown in growth.

Fittonia transplant after purchase and during further vegetation

• Young plants will need an annual spring.
• Adult Fittonias are transplanted every 2-3 years.
• The plant has a surface root system, so choose a wide and shallow container. Perfect suitable plastic bowl.
• Lay a drainage layer at the bottom. The soil needs loose, nutritious.
• An earth mixture is suitable, consisting of 3 parts of leafy soil with the addition of 1 part of humus, peat, sand.

Growing fittonia from seeds

Apply seed and vegetative: dividing the bush, cuttings, layering.

• Sow seeds in spring in a container with peat-sandy soil.
• Spread the seeds over the surface as little as possible, cover the crops with film or glass, maintain a temperature of at least 22 ° C.
• Ventilate the greenhouse regularly, spray the crops.
• With the advent of seedlings, gradually accustom to life without shelter.
• When the plants get stronger, you can sit in separate containers.

In spring, the seeds are planted in a container with soil, which is constantly kept moist at a temperature of at least 22 degrees.

Reproduction by dividing the bush

Apply to adult plants during transplantation. Plant delenki in separate pots with suitable soil.

Propagation of Fittonia by cuttings and layering

• spend spring and summer.
• Cut off the apical cutting 6-7 cm long with 3-5 leaves.
• Can be rooted in water (water level should be 1 cm), in wet sand, peat or peat tablet, moss-sphagnum.
• Need to create greenhouse conditions, covering with a bag, and maintain the temperature at 22-30 ° C. Ventilate regularly, moisten the soil.

For reproduction by layering, it is necessary to put a pot of soil next to the mother plant, bend the shoot there, cut off the leaves from the shoot and sprinkle this place with earth. Separate the rooted layer from the mother plant and grow separately.

Fittonia Care Mistakes

• The tips of the leaves dry out when the air in the room is dry - do not forget to spray the plant.
• Leaf plates acquire a yellow-brown hue from a lack or vice versa excess nutrients- review the mode of fertilizing.
• Twisted, spotted leaves indicate insufficient watering.
• Sluggish leaves, rotten shoots - air humidity is too high in combination with low temperature.
• Fittonia leaves lose color, become thin, dry out. The reason is intense sunlight.
• From dry air or with excessive watering, the leaves fall off.
• Intense lighting provokes a loss of color brightness, the leaves become thin, dry.

Pests and diseases

Due to the defeat of fungal infections, the following diseases develop: powdery mildew, root rot, mosaic. It is necessary to remove the affected areas, treat with a fungicide. Keep the plant in isolation from healthy specimens. When the stage of decay is advanced, carry out an emergency transplant.

Remember that all problems are due to improper care. Follow the recommendations and Fittonia will delight you with its colorful appearance.

Types and varieties of fittonia with photos and names

Fittonia Verschaffelt or white-veined fittonia verschaffeltii = Fittonia albivenis

Low-growing herbaceous plant about 25 cm high. Creeping shoots, stems branch well. large leaves have a dark green color with a pattern of veins of white, red, pink.

Varieties:

Fittonia Verschaffelt red and pink photo

• Fittonia silver - leaf plates are smaller, veins of a white-silver shade.
• Fittonia red - the color of the veins is red, purple, pink, the center or edge may be more pronounced.

• Josan - the edges of the leaf plate are wavy, the main color is dark green, the veins have a coral hue.

• White Anna - dark green leaves bordered by a darker stripe, the pattern has a white-silver color.

• Fittonia Skeleton - the name was obtained due to the structure and color of the leaf plate. The leaves are small, matte, velvety. A dense network of red-burgundy veins adorns the leaf surface. The main color is olive.

Fittonia giant or large Fittonia gigantea

The only species with upright shoots. They are pubescent. The plant reaches a height of about 60 cm. Leaves 10-16 cm long and 4-10 cm wide are attached on short petioles. The leaf plate is glossy, painted in dark green with a pattern of veins of a dark pink shade.

Fittonia Mix photo

Mixed plantings of fittonia of various shades make anyone passing by freeze: after all, this is a real storm of colors, frozen with unimaginable patterns on the leaves exotic plants. Mix white Fittonia with red, silver or pink, add colors of all shades and get an extraordinary miracle of unpretentious plants that delight the eye all year round.

In many homes, decorative houseplants can be found on window sills. Among them, the Fittonia mix flower is often found. Care and requirements for this species indoor plants does not require special skills and labor.

plant description

The plant belongs to the accantaceae family and is native to South America. In nature, there are about 10 of its varieties. grassy perennial may differ in external color, shape of leaves and stems. Leaves can take on different colors. Ranging from light green, green, pink, to bright red. decoration indoor flower are the presence of silver veins on the foliage.

Stems can be erect and creeping. mature plant can reach a height of up to 50 cm with a branched and lush crown. During flowering, the plant produces an inflorescence in the form of an ear with small flowers yellow color, reaching a length of up to 5 cm. Flowering begins in the spring and summer, from May and lasts for 2 weeks, until the inflorescences dry completely.

Fittonia mix: basic requirements for growing

Fittonia is unpretentious plant, but still has certain requirements for care. They consist of the following steps:

1. Daily moderate watering and irrigation.
2. Provide the flower with optimal temperature and humidity.
3. Choose a suitable place for a potted plant.
4. To ventilate the flower and supply fresh air.
5. Transplant at least 1 time in 3 years, as the pot is filled with the root system.
6. Timely fertilize with special fertilizers.
7. When diseases and pests appear, carry out preventive measures to fight them.

Important! With proper and timely care for Fittonia, it will delight the owner for a long time with its abundant foliage and inflorescences.

Home care

Plant care consists of several stages:

• lighting;
• temperature;
• watering;
• humidity;
• fertilizers;
• soil composition.

In order to avoid problems when caring for a tropical flower, it is important to follow certain rules.

- an exotic ornamental plant, which has gained wide popularity among flower growers in our country. Representative of the acanthus family, which has 10 plant species. The flower got its name in honor of the two Fitton sisters, who wrote the world's first book on botany, thanks to which they gained their fame.

In its natural environment, this flower sprouts in the forests of South America. Is perennial herbaceous plant, with branched and dense stems not exceeding ten centimeters in length.

The root system is superficial, shoots easily spread over the surface of the earth. The leaves are formed on small petioles. On matte leaves there are veins of different colors, which are clearly visible against the background of the surface, giving the leaves an unusual color.

Fittonia mix is ​​not a separate variety plants, these are assorted species collected in one pot for decorative purposes.

Care

Fittonia mix will be able to please with its extraordinary beauty and elegance if you provide it with proper care.

Temperature. In the warm season indoors optimum temperature for a comfortable sprout, the color should be from 23-26 degrees.

During cold weather, from 18 to 21 degrees is considered the most suitable. In order not to injure, you should not allow a sharp drop in air temperature in winter. He does not like being outside even in the summer.

Lighting. The most suitable would be to place near the western or eastern windows. If this is not possible, and you decide to place the plant on the south side, then it is best to do this at the back of the room to avoid direct sunlight.

In winter, daylight hours are not enough; a fluorescent lamp is needed to provide additional lighting.

Watering

Transfer

The optimal time of year for a transplant is March-April. Until the plant reaches the age of five, it is transplanted annually. In a new pot, drainage is built from expanded clay or broken bricks to the bottom, the soil should consist of humus, river sand and peat (in a ratio of 1: 1: 3).

Important: immediately after the purchase, the flower is not transplanted, it must take some time to adapt.

Reproduction of fittonia

There are 3 main ways: propagation by division, cuttings and layering.

Diseases and pests

Fittonia mix rarely gets sick, it happens only as a result of improper care.

Non-compliance with the irrigation regime, insufficient air humidity, overdried soil, direct sunlight - these are the factors that can provoke flower diseases.

The plant is susceptible to pests such as:

In order to get rid of these pests, the leaves are washed with soapy water and treated with an insecticide solution.

To enjoy the unusual and graceful beauty of this flower, you do not need to travel to exotic countries. Now you know all the nuances of caring for and growing Fittonia. Enjoy its unusual decorative color without leaving your home.