Liang Shih-chiu once said frankly: "I have nothing against it as the national flower, but the idea of the five petals and triple stamens is rather far-fetched--I don't accept it."
梁實秋曾經有話直說：「以之為國花，吾無閒言，至於五瓣三萼之說則近乎穿鑿，吾所不取。」