The recent scramble by growers to get their hands on a Gower Ramsey variant-Honey Angel-is a case in point. When the Japanese demanded a licensing fee of ¥ 5 (NT $ 1.5) per stem, growers didn't hesitate to pay.
以近年出現的南西變異種──「檸檬綠」──在台灣掀起一股搶種熱潮為例，即便日方要抽取取一支 5 元日幣（1.5 元台幣）的權利金，花農仍趨之若鶩。