Cereus Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Cereus (Cereus grandiflorus; the accepted name is Selenicereus grandiflorus), the night-blooming cereus or queen of the night, is a climbing, sprawling cactus of the cactus family, Cactaceae, native to the Caribbean islands, Mexico, and Central America, where it scrambles over rocks and trees. Its slender, ribbed, grey-green stems, 1 to 3 centimeters thick, cling by aerial roots and carry clusters of short, yellowish spines. The flowers are the marvel: funnel-shaped, 20 to 30 centimeters long, with white inner petals, buff to pink outer segments, and a strong vanilla scent, they open after dark and wilt before sunrise, each lasting a single night. We extract the dried inflorescence.