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, ...

During warm summer nights over the next couple months, you may catch a glimpse of one of the prettiest blooms of a cactus in the Hylocereus genus. The night blooming cereus (one of many varieties) ...

Your garden offers a vibrant display of color and life during the day, but what happens after the sun goes down? A different ...

When it keeps raining, it is hard to imagine dry times, but winter in Kona likely means some dry days ahead. Cacti are always good go-to plants for dry times, but some cactus family members are a ...

A: You have an Epiphyllum oxypetalum, one of the tropical epiphytic cactuses native to Mexico and Central and South America, where they live mainly in trees. These epiphyllums have several common ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plants that unfurl their petals only in darkness often condense the drama and poetry of their blossoming into one supercharged — and unpredictable — evening. By Ligaya Mishan BY DAY, HYLOCEREUS ...

Night blooming cereus blooms generally during the summer, primarily from about May or June through October -- occasionally later. Blooming is sporadic, not continuous, and plants must be old enough ...

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 ...

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 ...