Paul Ecke Jr. at the San Diego International Floral Trade Center, Carlsbad. The Center was owned and developed by Carltas, the Ecke family real estate company.
Paul Ecke Jr. (front, center). The Japanese Poinsettia Association (JPA) was formed to get royalty income from Japan before a plant patent protection system was in place. Growers paid royalty to be able to grow Ecke poinsettia varieties, and got…