Breynia disticha

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Breynia disticha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Phyllanthus nivosus, Bull (Breynia nivosa, Small). Snow-Bush. Shrub of loose habit, with dark, wiry,somewhat zigzag branches: lvs. 1-2 in. long, broadly ovate-elliptical, obtuse, white and green variegated, or sometimes all white at the tips of the branches: ns. small, greenish, hanging by long pedicels from the lf.-axils. S. Sea Isls. F.M. 1874:120. I.H. 25:332. G.Z. 18:145. Var. roseo-pictus, Hort. Lvs. mottled with pink and red as well as green and white. Gn. 10, p. 261. F. 1878, p. 13. Var. atropurpureus, Hort. (P. purpureus, Hort.?). Lvs. dark purple. Forms of this species are commonly planted in the tropics. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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