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NIGHT-BLOOMING CACTI
No collection is complete without a few of these interesting cacti whose flowers are at their best after midnight. The name, nightblooming cercus, often applied to this group is a misnomer, for none of the plants so-called are members of the genus Cercus. Four widely grown and quite amenable species are:
| Hylocereus tricostatus |
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Hawaii. 14-inch flowers of snowy white. |
| Hylocereus undatus |
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West Indies. White water flowers resembling lilies, up to 12 inches in diameter. Partial shade and medium watering. |
| Nyctocereus serpentinus |
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Mexico. Flowers, white. Same sun and water as above. |
| Selenicereus pteranthus |
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Mexico. Long branches and foot wide flowers of white. Grow in shade and water moderately. |
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