Yeh Fu-chi, known as the "Cactus King" to inhabitants of his native Talien village in Changhua County in central Taiwan, agrees with this assessment. He has shown the same resilience as the plant he admires in cultivating cacti over the past 25 years.
現在，這段話實實切切印證在葉福棋身上，因為，他不僅在彭化縣田尾鄉打簾村博得「仙人掌王」的尊稱，二十五年來艱辛坎坷栽植仙人掌的過程，也如同仙人掌本身，在最低的生存條件下綻開豐美絢麗的花朵。