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Originally Posted by agavemonger
Hi, German!
Euphorbia abyssinica is a very rare plant; it is unforgettable once you have seen it. It has very much the appearance of melted wax with very large thorns stacked closely on top of each other. Most of the photographs on Dave's garden are not even remotely true E. abyssinica and are simply wrong. Most are E. ingens. The link to E. abyssinica at the very bottom of Guerrilla Gardener's post #17 which links to Cactus Art Nursery is correct and classic E. abyssinica. This plant also has a juvenile form which is represented on page #50 of The Euphorbia Journal, volume #1 (directly opposite E. acrurensis, conveniently!) Guerrilla Gardener has basically got it figured out.
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The part of your post which I highlighted above has been troubling me and this is why -- every time I hear "melted wax" or "melted candle" in relation to cactus for example, I know the reference is to a monstrosus version. So, I am left to wonder if one of the plants shown below is in fact E. abyssinica monstrosus. Possible?
