Breynia nivosa or Hawaiian Snow Bush is grown for its striking white/pink/green dabbled foliage. Drive around on the big Island of Hawaii and you'll see hedges of Snow Bush. Bob and Evelyn Weidner of Weidners Gardens were one of the first growers to bring this plant to Southern California gardens. You can also see some very good large specimens at Sherman Gardens in Corona Del Mar, The Sherman Gardens are a lovely jewel of a show garden and library in the Orange county beach town of Corona Del Mar.

You'll be successful growing Hawaiian Snow Bush as long as you follow this useful information.
Remember that this is a tropical plant and will do best in our coastal communities. It can be grown inland but you need to have a better sheltered location and be a pretty good gardener.
To be successful Breynia needs to grow in a large pot or in a good semi shady ground bed with other plants like ferns, fuchsias and begonias. Breynias have a good root system and they need room to grow best. This is especially true if you are growing inland in warmer climates.
The correct light levels are another key to success as is trimming your Breynia back by about 1/3 or so in the spring. It's the new growth flushes and the proper mix of sun and shade that gives this plant the great colors.
So how much sun and shade is best?
Coastal growers should give the plants at least 3 to 4 hours of sun, either morning or afternoon. If you are right on the coast zone and are growing in a LARGE combination pot with some other plants you can get away with almost full sun
Inland it is hotter and you want the sun to be dappled or filtered sun or direct morning or late afternoon sun. Not the hot mid-day sun.

Watering needs? Depends on the pot size. There is a direct connection between the container size and the available soil to how often you need to water. This is advice for any container or basket plant. Watch your plant and see when it begins to wilt, then feel the soil with the best water meter in the world. "Your fingers" . You'll feel the soil warm and dry when you need to water and cool and moist if there is sufficient moisture. Inland general watering hint. In HOT weather sometimes your plants cannot bring up the water as fast as the hot air is evaporating it. The plant wilts but the soil is still wet. You need to mist or spray off the plant with cool water. Just like people cooling off with a shower.

What happens in the chilly winter? Well this ain't Hawaii and your Breynia will let you know that they don't like it. The first real cold spell will see the leaves loose that pretty color and begin to fall off. Don't panic, If your plant is in a container put it in the warmest coziest spot. If not put it our of sight and let it sulk. Sometime in March take your clippers and give it a light trim and shape it up a bit. Feed it and make sure that it has enough root space and is being watered regularly. If you can move it into a sunnier spot. This happens slowly but as the ground warms up the new growth slowly comes out and with the warmer weather the full flush of beautiful foliage will be out in all of its glory.
Snow Bush seldom gets any insect pests. Red Spider mites would be the only possibility.

Enjoy this gorgeous plant for many a year.