I am also looking for the name of that cactus featured in the photo above on your site. I have one identical, but bloom on top died and I now have a new cactus growing out of the side of the old one and another new one growing out of the top of the new one. The two new ones have roots growing out of their sides going in every direction. read more
For a cactus, conserving water is a way of life. Tender petals and nectar glands of cactus flowers lose water at a rate that can’t be sustained for long, so a common strategy involves producing large, strongly-scented, sometimes night-blooming, but necessarily short-lived flowers - kind of like fireworks to attract pollinators. read more