Hi Laura,

Night-blooming Cereus is what you're looking for - the plant pictured on the C&S Forum is Hylocereus undatus. I'd ask around at your local garden clubs, but it's fairly well available on the Interwebus.

Just as an FYI, there are many, many different cacti which bloom at night. Some are columnar and rigid, like a Saguaro, some are tropical and grow in a sprawling, we'll-use-this-tree-or-bush-for-support kind of way. In both cases, their pollinators are bats/moths and their flowers are white, sometimes scented.

Another nice jungle cactus (sprawling type) is Deamia (Selenicereus) testudo, with one of the largest flowers there is.

Regrets, I've had a few, but not too cereoid to mention.

Another source is right here - post your request on the Exchange portion of this forum, along with what you have to trade - you might still find what you're looking for.

Hello Cactusmcharris,

Thank you for the quick response!!!

I will do some homework, thank you for all of the information...

Laura in VB

N.B. The term "Night-blooming Cereus" rarely refers to plants from the genus Cereus, but is rather haphazardly applied to various night-blooming species from Epiphyllum and several other genera (some has been mentioned earlier). In other words, it is difficult to guess exactly what you once had, but "tree-like" suggests that it could have been a real Cereus. Or an Echinopsis or Trichocereus ...

Come on! You can't be cereus!

Like the sands of time, or glochids on an Opuntia......

Love it Jeff! LOL!
JoJo

Hello Everyone...

I found a pic of the old NBC that I had...maybe someone with more experience can ID this one?

And I want to say thank you to someone that sent me a beautiful NBC...I want to thank you for your generiosity!!
Thank you for being so kind...I will cherish this plant!!!

Her are a few pics... the first one is not that clear, but you can see the size of it next to my daughters face...white with pinkish or salmon color petals on the outer edge...

Thank you for any Id...

Laura in VB
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These are the new cuttings that some great person sent me...Thank You very much!!!

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Have a great day everyone!!!

Laura in VB

Definitely Epiphyllum, probably E. oxypetalum.

Hi theses plants are so neat, the blooms are so huge,
some day I hope to find one of theses that the bloom is all yellow...I have a reddish orange one now and a neighbor gave me another but I have no idea what color hopfully I will see it bloom some time...
linda

Hello Linda,

Your NBC sounds lovely!!! I think these new cuttings will be white...but if I ever come across a yellow one, I will be sure to get in touch with you!!! Good luck in your search!!! Where do you live?

Take care everyone,

Laura in VB

I got E. oxypetalum years ago from a friend as a cutting. It took about 3 or 4 years to bloom and is now huge. When it was about 3 years old a wind storm blew it off of a wall in my yard and broke off a few leaves. I just potted them and now have more blooming plants. Here in Yonkers NY I have them out all summer in the shade of a cedar tree but they come in for the winter.

Hello murecons,

Glad to hear that your plant recovered nicely!!! My NBC that I had (Pic with white center with pinkish outer petals) could really handle any type of conditions (except major winds..like yours being over turned...)
Does your NBC have the same coloring as the Pic?

Thank you all for helping me find the name of this NBC!!!

Take care everyone!!!

Laura in VB