La I-Portulacaria afra singesinye sezitshalo ezivame kakhulu ezingeyona i-cacti. Kepha qaphela, hhayi ngoba kuvamile kuyinto encane; empeleni, inenani elikhulu lokuhlobisa, kangangoba akuyona into engavamile ukuyithola emaqoqweni noma nasezingadini.
Kulula ukukhathalela lokho kuvela ukuthi iphelele kulabo abangenalo ulwazi oluningi ngezitshalo futhi bafuna ukuqala ngonyawo lwesokudla.
Kanjani?
I-Portulacaria afra igama lesayensi lesihlahla esimnandi esidabuka eNingizimu Afrika esaziwa kakhulu njengehlathi lendlovu noma umuthi wenala. Ifinyelela ebangeni eliphakathi kwamamitha ama-2,5 no-4,5, futhi iba neziqu eziyindilinga lapho kuhluma khona amaqabunga ayindilinga anombala oluhlaza noma onhlobonhlobo (oluhlaza nokuphuzi) ayi-1cm noma ngaphansi.
Izimbali ziqoqwe kuma-inflorescence futhi zimhlophe. Iqhakaza entwasahlobo-ehlobo.
Ziyini izinkathazo zabo?
I-Portulacaria afra f. variegate
Ukuze ukwazi ukukujabulela wedwa kufanele uyibeke endaweni ekhanyayo, kungaba ngaphandle noma ngaphakathi. Kungaba kokubili engadini kanye nasembizeni, kepha kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi inhlabathi ibe nepayipi elihle ngoba ayikubekezeleli ukuminyana kwamanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, phakathi nezinyanga ezifudumele zonyaka kufanele ikhokhwe ngomanyolo weziphuzo ezilandela izinkomba ezichazwe kupakethe lomkhiqizo.
Uma sikhuluma ngokunisela, kufanele kube kunalokho kuyindlala. Kufanele uvumele umhlaba womile. Ukukunika umbono, kufanele wazi ukuthi kufanele unisele ngokwesilinganiso isikhathi esisodwa noma ezimbili ngesonto ehlobo futhi njalo ezinsukwini eziyishumi unyaka wonke.
La I-Portulacaria afra isitshalo ukuthi ayikwazi ukumelana namakhaza kanye neqhwa kuze kufike ku -2ºC, kepha izokhula kangcono kulezo zindawo lapho izinga lokushisa lingehli ngaphansi kuka-0º.