Tartan Plant
Euphorbia obesa – Gingham Golf Ball, Baseball Plant – this is almost perfectly sperical at first, so says Britannica, native to South Africa, the pale green stem has 8 almost flat ribs and red-brown horizontal and vertical lines maeking a checked pattern. Small yellow-green cup shaped flowers appear in summer.
Tartan Plant belongs to the following groups:
Cacti and other SucculentsAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Trudi ~, 5 months ago
That is so pretty,lovely shot and great info!
kalaryder, 5 months ago
Fascinating little thing isn’t it. Thankyou for your kind comment.
Richard Veal, 5 months ago
Excellent POV and macro.
Irene Burdell, 5 months ago
Very unusual and ovely colours/.
kalaryder, 5 months ago
Thank you Richard and Irene
hilarydougill, 5 months ago
wonderful macro, love the plaid skin, we have to grow these in greenhouses, they would not survive our cold.
tomg, 5 months ago
Lovely macro …
Robert O'Neill, 5 months ago
Must be where we get tartan paint from. Nice shot.
kalaryder, 5 months ago
Thank you all, another photo in someone else’s garden
Jennifer Barclay, 5 months ago
What an interesting and beautiful capture
kalaryder, 5 months ago
Thankyou Jennifer
Steve Chapple, 5 months ago
What an amazing find, great image and love the DOF!
kalaryder, 5 months ago
Thank you Stephen, really appreciate your comment.
amarica, 13 days ago
Congratulations on being featured in the Cacti and Other Succulents group!!
kalaryder in reply to amarica’s comment, 13 days ago
Thank you kindly