Although most garden cultivars 'parentage does include the long-flowering, widespread Indian azalea (R. simsii), which is a native species in China, Pan Fu-jiunn believes: "People in Taiwan don't understand rhododendrons."
潘富俊認為：「台灣人不懂台灣原生的杜鵑。」為了商業目的，強化某部份特質栽培出的雜交種杜鵑花，體質其實嬌弱。