Cardinal flower lobelia, Lobelia cardinalis is a native perennial that thrives in moist conditions in its native range, but it can be a good garden perennial with regular irrigation. It will grow in ...

Once a year, the night-blooming cereus wows us with white, palm-sized flowers that blossom at dusk and wilt before sunrise. And we love her. Also known as Peniocereus greggi var. transmontanus or ...

Jessie Byrd is getting ready for what she calls an annual "treat" during the hot Tucson summer. The cereus cacti are about to bloom. Byrd has dozens of night-blooming cacti in her sprawling university ...

For plant lovers in the Sarasota area, it's a magical time of year—when white cereus flowers bloom at night, popping from tree trunks and branches like ghostly paper lanterns. Image: Courtesy Marie ...

Several weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see that my cereus cactus had formed a huge bud. I began to watch at dusk for signs of opening, and on the night of Aug. 19, during the August ...

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 ...

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 ...

Folk rock group Cereus Bright will take the stage along with Elenowen on Friday at Jammin Java in Vienna. The band discovered its muse — and its name — from the nocturnal Cereus flower, which can be ...