Maybe you already know about the night-blooming cereus, a cactus that usually lives up to its name by blooming only after dark. Often, the plants bloom only once a year.

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.

From your emails, I also have become more aware of the various epiphyllums out there that we call night-blooming cereus. All are members of the cactus family and in the wild, they grow in trees.

“We have a large cactus in front of our house that has been there since the 1930s and blooms profusely throughout the summer,” she explained. “We have counted up to 130 blooms at one time!” ...

We offer a pictorial on the night blooming cereus, a cactus that is anything but pretty for 11 months of the year. But when it does finally bloom, the flowers last for just one night.

The night-blooming cereus cactus occurs just a few nights each year. -- AP photo I recently had the honor of being invited to what sounded like a “serious” little party.

Features » Plant of the Month: Night blooming cereus puts on a show while providing fruit Saturday, December 05, 2020 12:05 am 1/7 ...

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.

The blue-ribbon winner was the lone entrant in the “night-blooming cereus” category. These cacti are more often found in the Arizona desert than in a backyard of Missoula, the Egelands said.

Night-blooming cereus needs something to climb on, so it’s important to situate the plant near a wall, post or tree so it can climb upwards. Many of my neighbors use old fence posts to show off their ...

Sad news for the cereus-curious: The Elmhurst Park District’s night-blooming cereus plant will not bloom this year.Park District horticulturist Ed Hoffmann, who had predicted that the historic ...