'Would I buy it?' - Growers ask that question in sizing up promising new poinsettia intros

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Paul Ecke Ranch's Prestige line is still the standard by which all other poinsettias are judged. "That's what we're trying to breed against," Fischer USA director of technical operations Dr. Harvey Lang said at the annual poinsettia trials open houseat Westcan Greenhouses in Langley, British Columbia. Prestige was among over 90 poinsettia varieties from Dummen, Fischer, Florema Young Plants, Paul Ecke, and Selecta First Class on display at Westcan. Although attendance at the open house remained steady, the number of varieties was down slightly from 2006.