Fittonia belongs to the family Lamiales, and with us is known by that name, or in some places may encounter and the name Mosaic plant. The origin of the Latin name is the surname of the Sisters Fitton (Elizabeth and Sarah Mary Fitton, wrote the book "Conservationes on Botany" - "Conversations about botany", London, in the second half of the nineteenth century).
For our podnoblje this is a house plant. There are over fifty known species of this plant and all come from two bases, namely: first, Fittonia gigantea is originally from Bolivia, it is 60 cm tall herbaceous perennial plant with oval, slightly tapered at the top of leaves, bright red veins on the dark-green leaf area; other Fittonia verschaffeltii is from Colombia, it is low, creeping plant whose leaves are round to heart-shaped or egg-shaped, rounded at the top blunt, long and up to 10 cm, and they cover the ground. F. verschaffeltii represented in two forms: Argyroneura - srebnih vessels and Pearce - bright red veins.
The flowers are very small and inconspicuous, white or pale cream color, gathered in a cluster-like class. The mere cluster-class can be long and up to 10 cm of. Flourishing in the period from June to September.
Cultivars have been recently raised by different versions Fittonia, so that they can now file a temperature up to 10 C. The new varieties are most differ in the leaves, it is no longer just a feathery deployed, but also more dispersed, relief, curved, serrated and much finer. New varieties have a height of 8-12 cm. Spekar color offered is much higher and prmamljiviji. In addition to standard silver, pink, red nervarura list, now has them in white, several shades of burgundy and fuchsia, terracotta, color eggplant, and even almost black. In this way Fittonia has become more interesting and more decorative. Very nice look grown with tall plants, which serve as ground covers. The plant requires overshadowed by the situation, can not be exposed to direct sunucu. These are tropical plants and therefore looking for a damp and warm, and land and air. The ideal temperature of their 21-25 C and nighttime and winter temperatures should not fall below 16-17 C.
Because of these specific conditions Kupeva well in terrariums. He likes humus soil that is constantly moist but that has good drainage, does not like "wet feet". Watering should be soft and warm water, do not suffer from severe and cold water. During the summer should be watered two or three times a week, less in winter or land should not be dry. Previous to her daily sprinkling, also odstojalom lukewarm water. Supplemental feeding should be applied at 14-15 days during spring and summer, liquid fertilizers for flowering plants, or twice diluted than as directed on the package. If the plant is grown independent, works better and looks bujnijeg, they should be planted in groups of three plants. More is more decorative if the plants of different colors. The plant can grow in two ways: by division and by taking cuttings. February and March are the most suitable for reproduction. Cuttings are taken so that it has at least 3-4 rows of leaves, it being taken off the lower leaves and dipped in a bowl of water. I'll be rooting more for 2-3 weeks.
It is possible that AKOR and horizontal laying cuttings on the ground. Then it must a wire press it firmly close to the ground. For this purpose can be used ordinary metal staples, only her goods should be spaced ends and over twigs embedded in the ground-surface. If there is not enough light, the leaves lose their decorative colored veins and are green. It is necessary to guard against air flow, drought and prezalivanja. It is desirable flaps-oppress branches with flowers and peaks that would be lush, bushy.
For the year gets 8-10 cm. This plant rarely suffer if they complied with all the conditions as are necessary for a good development. Drying of the edges, a sign that we made a mistake in breeding. If the country is not sufficiently permeable, it will appear on the stems and leaves signs of rot. Leaves often corrupt, slugs, it is best to remove and destroy manually. Peak twigs sometimes occur aphids.
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