Fittonia verschaffeltii pink T8
ground-covering tropical plant in an 8cm pot, ideal for rainforest terrariums
Fittonia verschaffeltii, affectionately known as the mosaic plant, delights with its contrastingly veined leaves and compact growth. This tropical mini beauty is perfect for small pots, bottle gardens, or humid terrariums, bringing color and structure to any plant setup.
Characteristics:
Typical for the Fittonia are its small, soft leaves with striking white, pink, or red leaf veins – depending on the variety. The plant remains low, grows creeping, and eventually forms dense, carpet-like cushions. Its delicate appearance is deceiving: the Fittonia is tough and usually recovers well after brief wilting – a true character among houseplants.
Care Instructions:
Light: Bright to semi-shady – no direct sunlight, well-suited for north or east-facing windows.
Water: Keep evenly moist – sensitive to dryness and waterlogging.
Humidity: High – ideal for closed containers or terrariums, appreciates daily misting.
Fertilizer: In spring and summer, 1-2 times per month with a diluted houseplant fertilizer.
Temperature: Optimal at 20-26 °C, not below 15 °C.
Note: Perfect for bottle gardens, paludariums, or as a ground cover in a moist terrarium. In too dry indoor climates, it wilts quickly, but usually recovers rapidly after watering.
Our greenhouses are equipped with modern energy screens and double glazing to efficiently save on heating costs. Additionally, we collect rainwater over the entire roof area of 9,000 square meters and use only this water to irrigate all our crops. We collect the rainwater in underground tanks with a total volume of 600,000 liters.
Since 2007, we have been heating our entire operation with a fully automated 850 kW wood chip heating system and a 100,000-liter buffer storage tank. Environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral. Only to support during very cold winter days and nights is a conventional oil heating system available.
Since 2014, the heating has been supported by a solar thermal system with an annual yield of about 20 megawatt-hours.
In 2020, we installed a photovoltaic system with 30 kW peak and have been producing more green electricity per year than our entire operation requires.
Since 2021, we use exclusively pots for our self-produced plants that are not only 100% recyclable but are also entirely made from recycled pots. To this end, we collect all used pots that arise in our operation and have them picked up in big bags by our pot supplier Göttinger. There, the pots are cleaned and processed in a water-free recycling facility into new pots that come back to us.
