Things You'll Need
Pot or flat
Vermiculite
Potting soil
Scissors or shears
Rooting hormone
Fittonia argyroneura, also known as the mosaic plant, is a perennial that grows to 12 inches high. Cultivated for its attractive, variegated foliage, it is generally grown as a houseplant. Outdoors in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11, this fittonia variety makes an attractive, creeping ground cover. F. argyroneura has deep-green leaves with silver veins. It requires filtered sunlight and consistently moist soil. Propagate it by taking cuttings in spring.
Step 1
Fill a planting pot or flat with a combination of equal parts of vermiculite and potting soil. Moisten the planting medium and poke a planting hole in the center of it.
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Step 2
Choose a fittonia stem that is healthy and strong from the outside area of the plant. Use sharp scissors or shears to cut a 6-inch length.
Step 3
Remove all the leaves from the lower part of the cutting, leaving three pairs at the tip.
Step 4
Dip the bottom of the cutting in water and then in rooting hormone so that the bottom inch is covered with hormone.
Step 5
Stick the Fittonia argyroneura cutting into the prepared planting hole and place the pot in an area that receives filtered sunlight.
Step 6
Water to keep the soil moist at all times during the rooting process. When the fittonia cutting produces new growth, it has rooted.
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