Dear George and list, I have just been given a night blooming cereus! My goodness, it is one strange and ugly plant (I'm referring to it in the flowerless state). Looks like it could be a plant on the moon. I've been told that it is a tropical and so I don't dare leave it outside...except during our steamy DC summers... and have had it inside since it was given to me last month. I was also told that it will take a year, two or three for it to bloom, and that the blossoms only last for one night. Any of this true? Can I plant it outside like in George's memory of his boyhood home? Carolyn _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com