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Re: Fittonia

At 01:37 PM 10/17/97 EDT, you wrote:
>My poor Fittonia, Tony is in poor shape.  I have him in the bathroom where 
>he can get alot of moisture.  He has new leaves coming in but the older 
>ones fall of and new growth are on the tips.  His stems are long and bare.  
>Would he grow leaves if I cut back the stems below a node?  I want to put 
>him in a glass garden but I can't see it making a difference.  How can you 
>bottle moisture?  Anyone have Fittonias?  Any tips? (I have a plant manual 
>so please don't quote from one)
>
>....Lysette

Lysette:

This seems to be my day for putting in my two cents worth.

First, is there a crust around the rim of your pot at the soil line?
Fittonias seem to be very averse to fertilizer salts and succumb quickly.
Repot if this is so.

It would probably resprout from bare stems if the above is not a problem.
At any rate the tips will root quickly in damp vermiculite.  Putting several
of the rooted cuttings into one pot will give you a full plant quickly.

It does not need sun but make sure it is in bright light or leaves will
drop.  The bathroom humidity should be great for it. 


Good luck.
Ruth Zavitz                                     
rzavitz@execulink.com                            
Freelance Writer & Gardening Consultant, zone 6 Southern Ontario
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