Dang I wanna go trek around through that area. That slope in Figure 3 is so purdy.

Does anyone know what's actually happening within the plant at a chemical level that is causing the color change? Is it similar to how chlorophyll will break down at lower temperatures and cause the green color to leave leaves leaving less leaf looking colors?

The other day I went to my local nursery to ask some questions about a echeveria that was struggling in my yard. While browsing around afterwards, we came across this aloe that caught my girlfriend's eye since it totally looked like a Demogorgon. We bought this aloe and I did some quick goolging and...