Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peniocereus greggii is a cactus species native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; and Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, and ...

“And so for nights // we waited, hoping to see // the heavy bud // break into flower.” —Robert Hayden, “The Night-Blooming Cereus” The first two times it bloomed I missed it. Twice, I returned home ...

After collecting newspapers from the driveway the other morning, I was almost back inside when I spotted some news of my own. At the edge of the porch, our night-blooming cereus had offered its first ...

Once a year, the night-blooming cereus wows us with white, palm-sized flowers that blossom at dusk and wilt before sunrise. And we love her. Also known as Peniocereus greggi var. transmontanus or ...

A little-known desert cactus found in parts of Texas puts on one of the state’s most fleeting natural displays — blooming for just a single night before disappearing again by sunrise. Known as the ...