Map of the Paul Ecke Ranch

Today, more than 80% of all the flowering poinsettias in the world get their start at the Paul Ecke Ranch in Encinitas, California. The current production facilities span over 40 acres of greenhouses. The Ranch ships several million vegetative cuttings to growers in over 50 countries, and finishes thousands of potted flowering plants for Christmas, sold to wholesale and retail florist outlets in California, Arizona and Nevada.

Poinsettia breeding continues to be a major activity of the Ranch, where new cultivars are produced and evaluated each year. Additionally, the Paul Ecke Ranch has formed partnerships with other international floriculture leaders, and is developing and marketing a line of spring plants under The Flower Fields^® logo. This extensive product offering includes Kientzler New Guinea impatiens, Sunscape^® Daisies, Outback Plants^®, Verbena, Snapdragons, Petunias, Argyranthemum, Double Impatiens and Portulaca. (You can view the complete catalog here).

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