Chicken Gizzard may not be a pleasant-sounding name but it is actually the name of this pretty and fancy looking plant. This interesting plant, which is botanically known as Resine Herbstii Aureo-Reticulata, has red stems and green leaves with yellow and red veins. Some of the leaves have tips that point outward but mostly are pointed inwards, similar to the shape of a cut-opened chicken gizzard, hence its name. It is an eye-catching plant when placed among other plants.
I got the young shoot of my Chicken Gizzard from Fraser's Hill. It was growing as a healthy wild plant there because the climate is cool and the sun not so hot at the hills. When I brought it home, I could only grow it undershade with some indirect sunlight. It needs a lot of water to survive here on lowland. But during rainy weather I have to be careful not to over-water it. This plant requires a bit more attention, if not the plant could just become weak and wither.
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