It was an all-nighter for Ben Johnson — and we're not talking about waiting for votes to come in. On the night of Oct. 24, the night-blooming cereus put on a show at his Baton Rouge home. “That was ...

For a single night each summer, the desert's drama queen commands our attention. Because Arizona's night-blooming cereus, or Queen of the Night, looks like a gray stick for most of the year, we get ...

The night-blooming cereus, aka Selenicereus grandiflorus, is a flowering, climbing cactus common in tropical areas, where it’s treasured for its fragrant and fleeting beauty. (Flowers bloom just once ...

After collecting newspapers from the driveway the other morning, I was almost back inside when I spotted some news of my own. At the edge of the porch, our night-blooming cereus had offered its first ...

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 ...

Can you give me some info about growing a night-blooming cereus? At what time of year do they usually bloom? Is there anything I can do to encourage blooming? What do you recommend about exposure to ...

Editor's note: We updated this story when Tohono Chul gave bloom night a concrete date. It looks like the Queen will grace us with her presence tonight, Saturday, July 13. Every summer, the native ...

My mother has always been an avid gardener and plant lover. She tours gardens while on vacation — perhaps a tropical botanic garden in Hawaii or the formal gardens of stately homes in England. She ...

We wait for it each summer, ready to skip sleep to see the pale, night flowers in my neighbor's yard. Night-blooming cereus, Queen of the Dark. Most months it's a stick-straight plant, dim-looking and ...

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, ...

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