Today, a tropical lotus or mini-lotus, originally from South America, sells in Taiwan for NT $ 3-5,000. Flower growers tell visitors that the "perfume lotus" imported from Africa can be "much more fragrant" than the Asian variety.
今天一棵由南美洲引進的熱帶睡蓮、迷你睡蓮，可以賣到二、五千元，花農告訴來客，非洲引進的香水睡蓮，味道可比亞洲睡蓮「香多了！」