Most outstanding is Wu Sheng-hsiung, who not only cultivates, but also studies his flowers, diligently recording their growth patterns. Lin also requires that each stem on his chrysanthemums be 85 centimeters in length.
擔任永靖鄉菊花生產研究班班長的胡東進，也是和林明德簽約的花農，他站在花田裡，一面整理菊花一面說：「每一株菊花會叉出很多枝條，最好只留下三根，這樣養分才夠分配；如果貪心多留幾根，它們就會營養不良，瘦巴巴地長不好。