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 ...

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 ...

Punahou School’s longtime grounds supervisor Michel Sebastian prunes the night-­blooming cereus hedges on Wilder Avenue. When the weather is very hot, the top sections become dehydrated and shrink.

We have just witnessed a botanical event right in our own backyard. How exciting it was to see the very first blooming of a very special member of the cactus family and to taste the unusual, edible ...

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 ...

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. While ...

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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 ...