My thought process during Euphorbia stellaspinas growth

[NaZzAtAzEr]

Here's my Euphorbia that I got from Bob Potter last year.

I noticed these pink things coming out, and my first thought was that they might be flowers.

They were very soft and bendy.

Then, a week later they started to get harder, so I started to think they were going to be spines.

And lastly, the thing that completely threw me off, was this weird development. Is it a flower or spine or both?

Hopefully you can see, but on the left spine, it split open producing another spine?!

[Tony R]

Yes, the new "spines" are red before turning grey by the following year.
It's Euphorbia stellispina rather than stellaespina these days, I think?

Here is one of many I saw near Beaufort West.

[NaZzAtAzEr]

Looks great, but do you know about the spine opening to reveal something??