Ngesikhathi sasebusika, lapho iningi lezitshalo lifukamela ubusika, kune-cactus ekhiqiza ezinye zezimbali ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni: ISchlumbergera truncata. Eyaziwa kangcono kakhulu ngokuthi iChristmas Cactus, ingesinye seziphuzo ezifunwa kakhulu lapho ukuphela konyaka kusondela, ngoba kujabulisa kangangokuba kuletha injabulo enkulu ekhaya.
Futhi, ukugcinwa kwayo kulula kakhulu, kangangoba ingatholwa ngisho ngaphakathi ekhaya njalo ngenyanga.
ISchlumbergera truncata igama lesayensi lohlobo lwe i-epiphytic cactus etholakala eBrazil, lapho ikhula khona ezihlahleni noma phakathi kwamatshe. Yamukela amagama ajwayelekile kaKhisimusi Cactus, Santa Teresita, Easter Cactus, Cigocacto, Thanksgiving Cactus, kanye noKhisimusi Cactus.
Kubonakala ngokuba namacembe aluhlaza acabalele, anama-margins amancane acijile. Izimbali zihluma phezulu kweqabunga ngalinye unyaka wonkeikakhulukazi ebusika. Lezi zingama-8cm ubude futhi zingaba pinki, zibomvu noma zimhlophe.
Uma sikhuluma ngokulinywa kwaso, kuyisitshalo esingakubiza ngokuthi kulula. Kumele yibeke egumbini elikhanyayo kakhulu kude nezinhlaka, bese ungayiniseli ngaphezu kwezikhathi ezintathu ngesonto ehlobo futhi njalo ezinsukwini eziyisithupha unyaka wonke. Uma kwenzeka sihlala endaweni engenaso isithwathwa, singaba nayo ngaphandle ivikelwe elangeni eliqondile.
Njalo eminyakeni emibili uzodinga ushintsho lwebhodwe, okumele igcwaliswe nge-substrate edonsa kahle, njenge-peat emnyama exutshwe ne-perlite ezingxenyeni ezilinganayo. Ngokunjalo, ukuze ikhiqize inqwaba yezimbali, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuyifaka umanyolo we-cactus uketshezi unyaka wonke, kulandela izinkomba ezichazwe kupakethe lomkhiqizo.
Ekugcineni, uma sifuna ukuyiphindaphinda, singakwenza ngokulula: entwasahlobo, sizosika izingxenye zamaqabunga bese sizipikili ebhodweni nge-peat. Zizomila ngokushesha kakhulu: ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyi-15-20. Enye indlela yokuthola izibonelo ezintsha ukuhlwanyela imbewu yabo, futhi entwasahlobo noma ehlobo, embhedeni wembewu one-vermiculite.