Comments
from Mr. PGC: Throughout
history, many people have made lasting contributions to the
world of plants. In these pages, we hope to pay tribute to
some of them. Our concentration will be primarily on those
who have introduced plants to the gardening world, those who
have helped spread the word about gardening and those who
have made significant contributions to landscaping and
landscaping design around the world.
This list will be constantly growing as we add
new names. If you have someone who you think should be on
the list, please send us an
Email.
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Paul
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Paul Ecke Jr.
was world renowned for his work in hybridizing and popularizing
the poinsettia. perhaps the all time leading breeder of
poinsettia cultivars. He built his greenhouse,
Paul Ecke Ranch at Encinitas, California,
into a world class research and production facility.
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 The specific epithet,
elwesii, was named for this British plantsman.
Plants with this name include:
Galanthus elwesii and
Rhodophiala elwesii.
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 First century AD Greek
the physician to a Mauritanian emperor. whose name was given by Dioscorides to the genus
Euphorbia.
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