Succulent? with white fan in Thailand

I think this is a succulent, my friend spotted it on a recent visit to Thailand. I'm not sure if anything came before or after the white fan like head.

( photo / image / picture from Snap's Garden )

( photo / image / picture from Snap's Garden )

 

I believe that is a Coral Cactus Euphorbia lactea and what a beauty it is. We sometimes have them for sale in the Home Depots and Lowe's around here and I have come very close to buying one. I think I might this year though.

 

Wow! How truly unique and beautiful at the same time!

 

VERY interesting looking, Snap! Thanks for showing us. And thanks for the id too, Jon.

 

Jon, thanks so much for the speedy identification. I did some further reading and found that they are (possibly) grafted here in Thailand?

 

i was gonna say that it looks like a plant grafted on another (to me).

 

Yes the white ghost euphorbis lactea can not survive on its own do to the lack of chloraphyll, it needs a graft. The bottom graft stem is another euphorbia of a hardy variety that gives the lactea the ability to live and grow faster.