Terrarium Nerve Plant
Low maintenance plants make good choices for terrariums.
Terrarium nerve plant. Placing the potted plant on a wet pebble tray will also increase humidity around the plant 1. The nerve plant or fittonia is an eye catching houseplant that is popular for use in hanging baskets container gardens and terrariums. Though stunning they don t look particularly natural in a terrarium.
The nerve plant is a tropical plant with beautifully patterned leaves in white burgundy and green. You can also choose leaf colors to complement other plants in your closed terrarium. They re most commonly found with bright green leaves and silvery white veins but you can also readily find varieties with pink white and green veins.
Fittonia albivenis hailing from the rainforests of peru fittonia are a classic terrarium plant that thrive in humid environments. Thriving in warm temperatures humid spaces and full shade positions both dwarf and compact varieties are ideal closed terrarium plants. In nature they grow as a ground co.
The colorful little nerve plant grows wild on the floors of tropical rainforests in colombia and peru. Keep the soil moist but never soggy. They thrive in a closed terrarium environment.
The fittonia does best in medium to bright indirect light. Some of the best terrarium plants you can grow are. Sudden collapse of the plant is also common especially when the plant is left without care for days.
The beautiful white varigation make it a beautiful plant to add to your collection or send as a gift. Nerve plants appreciate high humidity and an effective way to provide the preferred moist air is by misting every morning. It thrives under the moist warm air of a terrarium and will only reach 12 inches when fully.