Fittonia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical rainforest in Ecuador and Peru.[1]
The perennials reach heights of 60 to 80 centimetres. Fittonia gigantea is evergreen. The simple leaves are opposite, ovate, entire and petiolate, with red veins. Spikes of cream-colored labiate flowers are followed by loculicidal capsules.