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 ...

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 ...

Posted: March 5, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025 The Queen of the Night, also known as the Princess of the Night or the Cereus cactus, is one of the most mysterious flowers in the world!

THANK you, Molly Selvin, for the story ["A Beauty in Bloom for Only One Night," July 12] on the night-blooming cereus.

A cereus cactus is not much to look at when it’s not in bloom. The spineless cactus being honored at the party I attended had pods of flat, shiny leaves jointed together.

Cereus cactus has been a popular Beautiful Bloom that readers have sent in this summer. Judith Lebel of Port Orange explained in her email the plant is known as Queen of the Night because it blooms… ...

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.

Actually, it was a “cereus” party, named for a night-blooming cactus. This party was called at the spur of the moment to coincide with the plant’s blooming, which occurs for just a few ...

A cereus cactus is not much to look at when it’s not in bloom. The spineless cactus being honored at the party I attended had pods of flat, shiny leaves jointed together. Through winter, I was told, ...

And cereus is no small plant that can be spirited away into some quiet corner when it's looking its worst. It quickly grows to enormous proportions. The plant I saw was in a hanging basket with ...