Here is another newspaper article about the Pedilanthus which has become a popular Feng Shui plant in recent times.
THOSE who need extra luck for Chinese New Year can buy a pot of fa cai niao (prosperous sparrow flower).
The plant, scientifically known as Pedi-lanthus, looks similar to Zamioculca or jing qian shu (money tree).
It has pinkish leaves bearing green fruits shaped like cute little sparrows.
The plant is said to have ‘revived’ the business of a man whose business was so bad that he had considered closing down for good.
His business improved shortly after he bought the fa cai niao.
Plant seller Goh Peng Yau, 60, operates a stall at the Pulau Tikus market in Penang.
He said he had already sold about 50 pots at RM50 each, adding that he had since replenished his stock which came from Indonesia.
“Besides the fa cai niao, other favourites for Chinese New Year are the Kalanchoe or wan zi qian hong (million purple thousand red), Solanum (Christmas cherry), chrysanthemums and multi-tiered bamboo,” he said.
SOURCE: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/1/30/north/5552866&sec=north
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