Fittonia

The Nerve Plant, or Fittonia argyroneura, is a plant with striking leaves of pink and green, white and green, or green and red. Foliage is primarily olive green with veining taking on the alternate hue. As the nerve plant originates in a tropical setting, it flourishes within a high humidity environment. Misting may be required to maintain humid-like conditions. Fittonia likes well-drained moist soil, but not too wet. Water moderately and let growing nerve plants dry out between waterings. Fittonia tolerates bright light to shade conditions but will truly flourish with bright, indirect light. Low light exposure will cause these plants to revert to green, losing the vein’s vibrant splashes of color.