Family: Acanthaceae (ah-kanth-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Fittonia (fit-TOH-neeuh) (Info)
Species: albivenis (al-bih-VEN-iss) (Info)
Cultivar: Pink Star
Additional cultivar information: (PP18169, Verschaffeltii Group)
Hybridized by Schoenmakers; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2005
Synonym:Fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura
Synonym:Fittonia argyroneura
Synonym:Fittonia verschaffeltii
Synonym:Gymnostachyum verschaffeltii
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Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)
Spacing:
12-15 in. (30-38 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure:
Light Shade
Danger:
N/A
Bloom Color:
White/Near White
Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time:
N/A
Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Variegated
Smooth-Textured
Veined
Pink
Other details:
This plant is suitable for growing indoors
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers
Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information:
Patented
Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From softwood cuttings
Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
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