You know summer is here when two things happen: The tourists leave and the night-blooming cactus flower arrives. The flowers are a special treat for locals who stick out the summer heat. The cactus, ...

I recently had the honor of being invited to what sounded like a “serious” little party. Actually, it was a “cereus” party, named for a night-blooming cactus. This party was called at the spur of the ...

Discover night-blooming plants like phlox and flowering tobacco and how their evening blooms and scents can transform your ...

Talk about your overnight sensation. Linda Sadler and Louisa Tierney are dedicated flower people, so when they opened the doors to the Floriculture Building on Friday at the Missoula County ...

Selby Gardens’ Selenicereus, or night-blooming cactus, will flower tonight, Thursday, June 6, for one night only. Head to the gardens to catch the bloom from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Hobart K. Swan ...

Q: I have a 7-year-old night-blooming cactus that had a few buds last year and more this year. But I have never seen a bud open. What time could I invite others to see the flowers open and experience ...

Here’s one of nature’s most magical plants: the night-blooming cereus cactus, or pitahaya in Spanish. If you like watching the splendor of the evening sky, night-blooming cereus makes a perfect ...

This undated photo shows a blooming cereus cactus in New Paltz, N.Y. Many cactii parade under the name "cereus;" this one — botanically Epiphyllum — is another one of the many beautiful ones. (Lee ...

In the film “Crazy Rich Asians,” the Singapore family hosts a viewing party for their cereus, the night-blooming cactus that only blooms a few nights each year. I recently attended such a party. While ...