Q. Over the holidays, an acquaintance gave me a houseplant as a gift. She called it a night-blooming Cereus and said it was a ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have a night blooming cereus that is several years old and that has ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...