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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.
You most likely have a true Christmas cactus that has a later bloom time. ... They all have flattend succulent leaves without any thorns, but each leaf shape is distinctly different.
Q. My Florida sister-in-law sent me a night-blooming cactus about 6 inches tall. I potted it, and set it out in a flower bed. It has grown straight up, about 6 feet tall and is now 2 years old. It ...
The leaves of Thanksgiving cactus plants are flat and wide with small, serrated edges. These plants often bloom pink, yellow, white or red — notably bright contrast to traditional fall décor.
The plant has inspired a one-act opera, appropriately titled “Night Blooming Cereus,” by the Canadian composer John Beckwith, and better verse than mine, including Margaret Gibson’s 2002 ...
Night Blooming Cereus Jeff Rice of member station KUAZ in Tucson, Ariz., visited Tohono Chul Park for its annual "Queen of the Night" celebration, and sent this audio postcard.
The night-blooming cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) is a traditional container porch plant grown by generations of New Orleans gardeners. I regularly get questions about how to grow this plant properly.
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 ...
A night blooming cereus (Selenicereus grandiflorus)blooms on Fort Myers Beach on Tuesday June,11, 2019. The cactus is native to deserts in the southwest but can grow in Southwest Florida conditions.