This undated photo shows a blooming cereus cactus in New Paltz, N.Y. Many cactii parade under the name "cereus;" this one — botanically Epiphyllum — is another one of the many beautiful ones. (Lee ...

A blooming cereus cactus in New Paltz, N.Y. Many cacti parade under the name “cereus;” this one — botanically epiphyllum — is another one of the many beautiful ones. Lee Reich/Associated press I ...

It was an all-nighter for Ben Johnson — and we're not talking about waiting for votes to come in. On the night of Oct. 24, the night-blooming cereus put on a show at his Baton Rouge home. “That was ...

My mother has always been an avid gardener and plant lover. She tours gardens while on vacation — perhaps a tropical botanic garden in Hawaii or the formal gardens of stately homes in England. She ...

A curiously elegant plant is behind a lot of hoopla — and some cheese-and-cracker parties — at Marty Tennille’s home in Hampton. Since early summer, about 60 buds on her 20 night-flowering cereus ...

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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 ...

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 ...