Nice little piggy party you have going on there :)

The plant on the upper left and the one in the middle look like females. The other three are males, shamelessly showing off their yellow pollen.

Hmmmm...

I guess that makes sense. I had figured the difference would be in the color or maybe ribbing of the plants. I should have guessed the one in the upper left was a female since she's carrying the little guy or girl. I'll make sure to mark the ones with the yellow pollen.

Thanks!

very nice plants, mbt, those go on the wish list!

I love Obesas, they are so cute to me. I have one that is blooming now. Yours look fat and happy-SCORE! : )

Jen

Great catch, MBT!

The only way to tell the difference between male and female obesa's is the flowers. In all other respects they are identical. E. obesa is a sex-changer. It can be male this year, and female the next. My two specimens have maintained their gender for the last four years, however.

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Frank's web site linked below has a wonderfully detailed description of the flowers of succulent Euphorbias. Have a look :)

Here is a link that might be useful: The cyathia of the Euphorbias

Thanks all.

paracelsus,

I already had two little ones, but every time I saw that pic of yours it made me want some larger ones. I bought these because they look more like yours than the two little ones I already have.

I remember the thread where it was discussed that they sometimes switch sexes. I didn't realize it kept happening as they got older than 2 years old. I'll have to make sure to mark them and keep an eye on them.

Really handsome (& cute) grouping, very nice (& I don't even grow these, but they are pretty cool).

Your pix too are always terrific, good detail, nice & clear. I'm considering buying a digital camera MBT, may I pls. digress long enough to ask what kind of camera you're using?

I am SO envious! I have Obesa envy. I want one so very hadly. I would pet it and love it every day.

pirate_girl,

I use a kodak EasyShare LS443. It's a good "starter" camera because of the settings...but it has a few drawbacks. If you look at the picture of the EO Grouping take a look at the white cardboard they're sitting on. See how it's blue and purpleish instead of white? A lot of cameras do that but especially the Kodaks. I take a lot of pics and then chose the one I like best and then when I resize it in photoshop for viewing if I don't forget I will sharpen it some.

reptilegrrl,

How funny I hadn't thought about how reptillian they looked until I saw your post and your name. LOL, they do kinda look like lizards or something.