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, ...

Discover night-blooming plants like phlox and flowering tobacco and how their evening blooms and scents can transform your ...

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 ...

Cactuses sure give Arizonans a lot to talk about. From towering Saguaros that are not what they look like, to a cactus looking like a couple kissing. But every summer, the queen of cactuses makes an ...

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 ...

The night-blooming cactus Epiphyllum oxypetalum is known for its brief yet powerfully fragrant flowers that bloom only for several hours at night. However, the biochemical origin of this aroma has ...

Christmas cacti require 12 hours of darkness for about eight weeks to form flower buds for holiday blooming. Ideal temperature conditions for flowering are 65°F to 70°F during the day and 55°F to 65°F ...