FITTONIA Definition & Meaning

fittonia

[ fi-toh-nee-uh ]

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noun

either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of fittonia¹

< New Latin (1865), after Sarah Mary and Elizabeth Fitton, 19th-century Irish botanical writers; -ia

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Fittonia plants can be finicky but do well if they have warmth, humidity and good lighting.

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Hashimoto Nursery Enormous nursery with a greenhouse filled with a wide variety of indoor plants including monstera, pothos, fiddleleaf figs and fittonia.

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The leaves of your Fittonia verschaffeltii are brown and brittle and aren’t growing back.

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She created @darlinggreenthings about a year ago after “stalking @houseplantclub and becoming obsessed with fittonia and pilea plants.”

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