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 ...

One of the pleasures of the colder months is the opportunity to plan next year’s garden while staying inside where it’s warm. If you are thinking about adding something new to your landscape, why not ...

Despite their prickly appearance, cacti make a great addition to any home and garden space. With their diverse shapes, sizes and colors, these desert-loving plants thrive in various environments, ...

Here’s one of nature’s most magical plants: the night-blooming cereus cactus, or pitahaya in Spanish. If you like watching the splendor of the evening sky, night-blooming cereus makes a perfect ...

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 ...

Re: the July 25 article "Queen of the Night." "No one knows exactly how the plants decide when to bloom," was stated in the article about cereus cactus flowers at Tohono Chul. Probably not true. Even ...

THANK you, Molly Selvin, for the story [“A Beauty in Bloom for Only One Night,” July 12] on the night-blooming cereus. I didn’t know any of the other names, but I do know this lady of the night well.

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our ...