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euphorbia milii


euphorbia milii
Photo Information
Copyright: Suzy Nass (Suzy) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 10 W: 0 N: 16] (101)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-18
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/25 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): flower(red) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-03-18 0:38
Viewed: 663
Points: 12
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Description
Crown of thorns is a bushy, very spiny, semi-succculent shrub that gets about 3 ft (1 m) in height, with a spread around 2 ft (60 cm). It has tough, leathery bright green leaves on slender fleshy stems, but the leaves often drop off on all but the youngest stems. The plant is sometimes completely leafless. The well named crown of thorns is armed with half inch (13 mm) vicious black thorns all over the stems and branches. In subtropical climates, crown of thorns bears tiny yellow-green flowers surrounded by two showy bright red bracts in spring and summer. In tropical climates, it blooms in cycles following rain throughout the year. Like the other members of the genus, Euphorbia milii oozes milky sap from bruised or broken stems and leaves. All euphorbs have a three-lobed fruit that splits apart when ripe, but crown of thorns rarely fruits in cultivation. Several named cultivars and varieties are noteworthy for their different colored bracts (pink, yellow, white, orange) and/or different growth habits. This species also has been hybridized with other euphorbs, resulting in cultivars with larger and flashier bracts.

Location
Euphorbia milii is native to the island nation of Madagascar.

critiques & comments are mostly welcome..
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Hello Suzy! A nice pair. Wonderful flowers. Interesting lightness and brightness, beautiful colours. Well done!

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1151 W: 32 N: 1192] (3654)
  • [2009-03-18 1:42]

Hi Suzy,
Very nice close up.Well seen and composed.I liked colors,contrast and visual impact a lot.
Thanks for posting.

Ciao Suzy, splendid twins with fantastic colors, superb details and wonderful sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hello Suzy,
a beautiful view of Euphorbia milii, i like the vivid red colours and the contrast against the green BG, very well composed.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

Ciao Suzy,
two red eyes, very beautiful good sharp and colors.
have a nice Sunday
Giorgio

hello Suzy!
a good capture flower with a strong red colors..nice compo and details

i make a Ws..hope you like it!

best sERGIO

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