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Breynia disticha (Snowbush, Hawaiian Snow Bush)

Snowbush has colored leaves that are green, white, and pink. These variagated leaves makes the plant an attractive one. It's a tropical shrub, that grows best in well drained soil, and partial shade. 

It has an oval/round shape, and can grow up to 1.5 meters in hight.

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  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Carnaval

    Pronunciation: BRAY-nee-uh DIS-tik-uh

  • Plant type: Shrub

  • Origin: Pacific islands of Melanesia

  • Heat Zones: 9 to 15

    Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13

  • Uses: Hedge, Specimen, Border Plant, Indoor, Container

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Round, oval

    Height at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 m

    Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter

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  • Stan Shebs [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

    Leaf Venation: Pinnate

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: Less than 5

    Leaf Shape: Ovate

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Medium

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green, Red, Variegated

    Color(changing season): Green, Red

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Green

    Seasons: Summer, Fall

  • Trunk

    Trunk esthetic Values: Smooth

  • Fruit

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Color: Red

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  • Stan Shebs [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Mites, Whitefly, Aphids

    Plant Propagation: Cutting

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