Nonetheless, there is unity in all this diversity. "Unlike other lily species, Formosa lilies that grow from seed can flower in the same year as the seeds germinate. This is a rare quality not found in most other lilies or flowering bulbs." Twenty years ago, Professor Hsu Chun-tu of National Taiwan University's horticulture department realized the Formosa lily's potential for horticultural seed production.
各地台灣百合在性狀上雖有差異，但台灣百合多元與一元並呈，「有別於他種百合，台灣百合在播種當年便可開花，是其他百合或球根花卉所沒有的優良特性，」二十年前，台大園藝系教授許圳塗就看中台灣百合在園藝採種發展上甚具前途。