Euphorbia aeruginosa coloration?

[mikej]

In some photos, Euphorbia aeruginosa looks more grayish with darker spines, while in others it seems to have brighter blue-green skin and bright red spines. Do you know if they are different cultivars, or if it depends on something else like sun exposure? (If so, does more light lead to brighter colors or more muted colors?) (Or maybe some of the photos have just had their saturation bumped up a little too high. )

[mikej]

Here's an example of one with really vibrant coloration:



(from right here on this forum)

And here's an example of another with the more grayish coloration:



(from another post on this forum)

[MagiCarpus]

After a little research, as I personally have no experience with this plant, the difference in color and spination is due to intraspecies variation and degree of sun exposure, respectively.

Read under "description" and "habit" of the linked profile below
http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCC ... aeruginosa

[mikej]

Thanks for finding that! It looks like that explains it.