- Asset ID
- 358
- Title
- Fittonia verschaffeltii
- Credit
- Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London
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Fittonia verschaffeltii
Tropical plant native to Peru. Its stem is covered in hair. The veins of the leaves are usually white, but colors vary with cultivar. It is suitable as a house plant. This specimen grown in L.H. Bailey Hortorium conservatory, Cornell University 1972.