At first, the center grew seedlings straight from seeds (rather than from meristem tissues, which are used in tissue cultures and cloning) that were provided by private Phalaenopsis growers. But four years ago, Tsai, who had acquired a discerning eye through eight years of Phalaenopsis breeding at the Taiwan Sugar Corporation, noticed this dainty orchid upon joining the center.
在蝴蝶蘭育種方面，一開始中心即向民間蝴蝶蘭業者引進了一批「實生苗」（有別於用組織栽培複製的「分生苗」）栽培，直到 4 年前，曾在台糖做了 8 年蝴蝶蘭育種工作的蔡媦婷進入花卉中心，才慧眼識英雄，一眼相中這株「絕代小天嬌」。