In today's gardens and flower markets we see all kinds of cultivated orchids, some at prices more exotic than the plants themselves. But a century ago, when logging had just begun at Mt. Ali, and before the introduced cherries took pride of place, the Taiwan pleione attracted many flower lovers both Chinese and foreign, and can deservedly be called the former queen of Mt. Ali's flowers.
相較於時下花市、庭院四處可見的國蘭、洋蘭，與曾被高價炒作的「達摩」、「霜雲素」等蘭花品種，百年前台灣首座林場阿里山伐木不久，外來櫻花尚未據地逞嬌，原生一葉蘭已風靡中外愛花人士，堪稱阿里山前任「花魁」。