Zimbalwa ii-cacti ezaziwa njenge ICarnegiea gigantea. Eyona yaziwa ngcono njenge-Saguaro okanye i-Sahuaro, luhlobo olukhula kancinci kancinci olunamandla okumangalisa nabani na oya kuyibona kwindawo yalo yendalo: iNtlango yaseSonoran.
Akululanga ukuyifumana iyathengiswa kwiindawo zokugcina abantwana, kwaye xa ithamsanqa ekugqibeleni lisincumela, ixabiso lingothusa kancinci. Kwaye inokubiza i-euro enye ngeesentimitha. Ukukhulisa ubuhle obunje kufuna uninzi, umonde omninzi. Ukukunika umbono wokuba ufuna kangakanani, kufuneka uyazi ukuba kuthatha iminyaka engama-30 ukufikelela kwimitha enye ukuphakama. Iyamangalisa yinyani?
ICarnegiea gigantea Ligama lenzululwazi elinikezwe kweyona kholam icactus inde kwintlango yaseSonoran, kwaye mhlawumbi kwihlabathi. Oluhlobo lwachazwa nguBritton & Rose kwaye lwapapashwa e-Kakteenkunde ngo-1937, ukusukela ngoko lwaqala ukuthandwa kakhulu phakathi kwabathandi be-cactus.
Inesiqu sekholamu esinokufikelela ngokulula kwiimitha ezili-12 nangaphezulu, kwaye ubukhulu baso bungu-65cm. Ihlala inamasebe kwinani eliphezulu le-7, kodwa ayiqhelekanga ukuyifumana njengesikhondo esinye. Esi sisiqu senziwe phakathi kweembambo ezili-12 ukuya kwezingama-24, ezixhotyiswe kakuhle ngameva, eziradayo ziyi-12cm ize eyona iphakathi ibe phakathi kwe-3 ne-6cm. Ezi zimdaka ngombala, kodwa njengoko isityalo sigqiba ukuba mhlophe. Inobomi obulindelwe kwiminyaka emalunga nama-300.
Iimpawu zabantu abadala ziyaqhakaza ukusuka entwasahlobo ukuya ekuqaleni kwehlobo. Iintyatyambo zayo ezinkulu ezimhlophe zihamba ebusuku. Zivula xa kutshona ilanga zize zivale ekuzeni kokusa. Amalulwane ajongana nokuzihambisa impova, inyani ebangela ukuba isiqhamo esibomvu nesityekayo sigqibe ukukhula ekupheleni kwehlobo.
Ukulima i-saguaro Yi-cactus ukuze ukukhula kakuhle kufuna i-substrate ene-drainage efanelekileyo (enjenge-pumice), ilanga elininzi kwaye, ngaphezulu kwako konke, ukunkcenkceshela okuncinci. Kufuneka sizame ukuvumela i-substrate esiyibeke kuyo ukuba yome ngokupheleleyo ngaphambi kokuba unkcenkceshele, kungenjalo iya kubola kwangoko. Ngokunjalo kufuneka siyibhatale ngexesha lentwasahlobo nasehlotyeni ngezichumisi ze-cacti, silandela imiyalelo echaziweyo kwiphakheji.
Ngokomgaqo asizukukhathazeka ngengqele, kuba Imelana kakuhle neqabaka ukuya -9ºC xa sele iqhelisiwe. Kodwa ukuba isencinci, kungcono ukuyikhusela kwiqabaka kwaye ngakumbi kwisichotho.