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 ...

Can you give me some info about growing a night-blooming cereus? At what time of year do they usually bloom? Is there anything I can do to encourage blooming? What do you recommend about exposure to ...

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.

When it keeps raining, it is hard to imagine dry times, but winter in Kona likely means some dry days ahead. Cacti are always good go-to plants for dry times, but some cactus family members are a ...

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 ...