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Employee harvesting cut poinsettia flowers
Employee harvesting cut poinsettia flowers in a field of outdoor blooming poinsettias.
Experience the Freedom of Colors: Paul Ecke Ranch Catalog
Experience the Freedom of Colors: Paul Ecke Ranch Catalog
Experimental double deck propagation system for poinsettia cuttings
Experimental double deck propagation system for poinsettia cuttings.
Family Circle magazine article titled, "Merry Christmas Flower"
Article profiling the Paul Ecke Ranch published in the Family Circle magazine.
Franz Freuwirth, poinsettia breeder, Paul Ecke Ranch
Franz Freuwirth standing in the greenhouse where he did much of the poinsettia breeding at the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Hegg family
Presumably members of the Hegg family (daughters of Franz Hegg), Norway. The Hegg family were partners of the Ecke Ranch in Europe for plant licensing.
Letter from Dinah Shore to Paul Ecke Jr.
Personal letter from Dinah Shore to Paul Ecke Jr. thanking him for holiday poinsettias. Dinah Shore was a singer and television personality, and host of the Dinah Shore Show.
Letter from Kozuio Sugimoto to Paul Ecke Jr.
Letter from Kozuio Sugimoto to Paul Ecke Jr. thanking him for the poinsettias, and keeping him updated of happenings in Montana.
Dear Mr. Ecke,
First of all, I would like to thank you for the very lovely poinsettias. It was very nice of you to…
Dear Mr. Ecke,
First of all, I would like to thank you for the very lovely poinsettias. It was very nice of you to…
Lizbeth Ecke, Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and Sara Ecke May
Lizbeth Ecke, Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and Sara Ecke May
Max Ecke and Paul Ecke Jr.
Max Ecke (Paul Ecke III's son) and Paul Ecke Jr. in the poinsettia field along Saxony Road at the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Paul Ecke III and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines
The Eckes first met with Mrs. Ramos at a poinsettia seminar in the Philippines. This picture was taken on her subsequent visit to the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Paul Ecke III and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines
Paul Ecke III and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines (duplicate)
Paul Ecke Jr. (left) and Thony Maurer
Paul Ecke Jr. and Thony Maurer (Magdalena Ecke's brother) at Barn 1, Paul Ecke Ranch in Encinitas. Boxes in the background are filled with bare root poinsettias to be sent by rail car across the country. The large scale on the right was used to weigh…
Paul Ecke Jr. and Jordan Bloom
Paul Ecke Jr. and Jordan Bloom at a YMCA event.
Paul Ecke Jr. and the Japanese Poinsettia Association (JPA) in Japan
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…