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title: "Ok, this is my silver nerve plant and I’ve had it for a LONG time. I…"
description: "Ok, this is my silver nerve plant and I’ve had it for a LONG time. I was wondering if I should take a cutting from it and just throw the whole thing out. If I…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "GARDEN GIRL"
published: "2025-09-20T18:15:45.098063Z"
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# Ok, this is my silver nerve plant and I’ve had it for a LONG time. I…

_Posted by GARDEN GIRL on 2025-09-20_

Ok, this is my silver nerve plant and I’ve had it for a LONG time. I was wondering if I should take a cutting from it and just throw the whole thing out. If I should do that please tell me how to cut and where I should cut it and if anybody has a growing one please send me a picture.

Thank you!!!

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## 4 comments

### Phil commented on 2025-09-20

Just trim it down to the soil level. They grow back.

#### Phil replied on 2025-09-21

Depends on why the leaves died. But give it a go.

### Peg commented on 2025-09-25

I had most of my red and green suddenly drop. Im guessing from sudden temp changes on the sill where it sat...then it stopped absorbing water. The red one I pulled out of the soil to prevent rot. It didnt turn out to have rotten roots. I put them both in Naked root planters with barley miost chunky mix. I put a plastic bag over both of them and put them in a room with 60% humidity with a temp around 70 to 75. The windo is south facing but there is a tree that makes the light mottled but bright. Do you think they will recover? Wow it happened so fast.

### Peg commented on 2025-09-25

Sorry if I just bogarted a post. Im new to the app. I hope your Fittonia recovers. They are so darn pretty.

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