WebApr 28, 2013 · It was his son, Paul Ecke Jr., who built the poinsettia into a holiday tradition, giving samples to TV stations and promoting the plants on the Tonight Show and Bob Hope’s Christmas specials.... WebDec 17, 2006 · As the family began replacing open fields with greenhouses in the 1960s, Paul Jr. took marketing to the next level. “He wanted to have a poinsettia in every house at Christmas,” Paul III says. ... Still, the …
A prominent family matriarch remembered: Elisabeth ‘Jinx’ Ecke
WebNov 21, 2024 · Paul Ecke Sr. inspects poinsettias in a 1930s photo. (Courtesy of Paul Ecke III) Finally, the opportunity to blend both his passion for flowers and real estate connected. WebThe Paul Ecke Ranch in California grows over 70% of all Poinsettias purchased in the United States and about 50% of the world-wide sales of Poinsettias. As of August 2012, … none has vs. none have
Poinsettia, from obscure weed to the ‘Christmas flower
WebMost locals are familiar with certain aspects of the Ecke family, particularly of its past as a locally owned family business that grew and sold poinsettias, and successfully marketed it as the holiday flower for … WebMay 21, 2024 · For virtually 20 years, Hains Greenhouses, Inc. has been Coffeyville’s local retail and wholesale garden center, offering one of the largest selections of plants in the … WebDec 27, 2024 · Joel Poinsett was a U.S. diplomat to Mexico who fell in love with poinsettias on a visit here in the mid-1800s, when they were considered a weed. German emigrant Albert Ecke started a... nutcracker cast