How To Care For Night Blooming Cactus. Temperature requirements Like most houseplants the Night Blooming Cereus will live happily in the same temperatures that we humans like to live in. 38 C with light shade.
Also the flower must have well-drained soil. Apply the fertilizer during a regular watering session. Potted plants should be grown in a cactus mix or gritty soil with excellent drainage.
The limbs can get unruly but you can trim them without hurting the cactus.
Blooms vary in size and shape but all species of cereus bloom nocturnally only twice per year. The limbs can get unruly but you can trim them without hurting the cactus. Be sure to water it when the soil surface is dry. According to gardening expert Jack Eden the plant will last for several years and bloom biannually if you give it proper care.