I-Azaleas izihlahla ezikhiqiza izimbali ezinhle kakhulu, ngemibala esukela komhlophe kuye kobomvu, zidlula epinki ne-lilac. Ngokuvamile, azikhuli ngaphezu kwemitha, nakuba unethuba lokuzitshala emhlabathini, zingadlula lokho kuphakama uma nazo zivunyelwe ukuzikhulela. Noma kunjalo, Sikhuluma ngezitshalo ezincane, ngakho-ke kuyathakazelisa kakhulu ukuba nazo, ezimbizeni. Kodwa bewazi ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezahlukene?
Yebo, zonke zibukeka zifana, ngaphandle kombala wembali, oshintshayo. Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukwazi izinhlobo ezahlukene azaleas, njengoba ngaleyo ndlela singanquma ukuthi iyiphi esizoyihlanganisa eqoqweni lethu.
Zivelaphi?
I-Azaleas izihlahlana eziyizitshalo eziqhakaza noma ezingapheli - kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo- ezikhula e-Asia (ikakhulukazi eChina naseJapan), eYurophu naseNyakatho Melika. Ukukhula kwayo kuhamba kancane, kodwa ukuqhakaza kwayo kuhle kakhulu, njengoba isifanekiso esisodwa sikhiqiza izimbali eziningi.Lezi ngokuvamile zincane, cishe amasentimitha angu-2 ububanzi, kodwa zihlala zivulekile izinsuku ezimbalwa entwasahlobo.
Amaqabunga awo nawo mancane, ngoba anesilinganiso esingamasentimitha angama-2-6 ubude. Okuluhlaza okumnyama ohlangothini olungenhla, zihlala ezitshalweni izinyanga eziningi, kuze kube yilapho ziwela ebusika uma zihluma, noma zize zishintshwe kancane kancane uma zikhula.
Bangadideka ne I-Rhododendron, futhi kunjalo ngempela I-azalea iyinhlobo encane ye-rhododendron. Kodwa zinezici ezithile ezizihlukanisayo njengoba amaqabunga nezimbali zincane kunalezo ezinazo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-azaleas imelana nokushisa kangcono kakhulu, yingakho ingagcinwa ezimbizeni, isibonelo, esifundeni saseMedithera.
Yiziphi izinhlobo ze-azalea ezikhona?
Kulinganiselwa ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kwekhulu, ngaphandle kwezinhlobo eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi ezitholwe amakhulu eminyaka. Ukuba isitshalo esiphindaphindeka kahle kakhulu ngokusikwa, akubanga nzima ukuthola izinhlobo ezintsha.
Ukwenza kube lula ukuzibona, izazi zezitshalo zazihlukanisa zibe izigaba ezimbili:
- tsutsusi: ihlanganisa cishe izinhlobo eziyikhulu ezidabuka e-Asia. Lawa ayavuthuluka, nakuba kukhona ahlala eluhlaza. Isibonelo yi- Rhododendron inkomba, edabuka eJapane futhi ekhiqiza izimbali ezibomvana.
- I-Penthanthera: zingama-azalea aluhlaza adabuka eYurophu naseMelika, njenge I-Rhododendron luteum, okuyisitshalo saseYurophu esinezimbali eziphuzi.
Manje njengoba sesikwazi lokhu, ake sibone ukuthi yiziphi izinhlobo ze-azaleas (okungukuthi hhayi ama-cultivars) esingazithola:
I-Rhododendron calendulaceum
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Bostonian13
El I-Rhododendron calendulaceum iyinzalo ye-azalea ezintabeni zase-Appalachian e-United States. Ifinyelela ubude obuphakathi kwamamitha angu-1 kuya kwangu-4, futhi ikhula amaqabunga angaba amasentimitha angu-6 ubude, aluhlaza opaque ohlangothini olungaphezulu futhi anoboya ngaphansi. Izimbali zawo ziwolintshi noma zibomvu-owolintshi, futhi ikala cishe amasentimitha angu-4.
I-Rhododendron yaseCanada
Isithombe – Wikimedia/Radomil
El I-Rhododendron yaseCanada Kuyisihlahla esinamaqabunga atholakala enyakatho-mpumalanga yeNyakatho Melika. Ifinyelela ukuphakama okuphezulu kwamamitha ayi-1,2, futhi izimbali zawo zingama roses, cishe amasentimitha angu-3 ububanzi. Kumelwe kushiwo ukuthi iqhakaza ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo, ngakho-ke uma ufuna ingadi yakho igcwaliswe ngombala ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, lokhu kuyizinhlobo ezithakazelisa kakhulu.
I-Rhododendron farrerae
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Alpsdake
El I-Rhododendron farrerae Kuyi-azalea edabuka eChina. Iyavuthuluka, futhi ingafinyelela ukuphakama okungafika kumasentimitha angama-60. Ngolunye lwezinhlobo ezikhiqiza izimbali ezinkulu, njengoba zingaba ngamasentimitha amathathu. Zinsomi-pinki.
Rhododendron inkomba
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Alejandro Bayer Tamayo
El Rhododendron inkomba I-azalea ehlala iluhlaza ehlala eJapan efinyelela cishe imitha ukuphakama. Izimbali zilinganisa cishe amasentimitha angu-2 ububanzi, futhi babomvana. Ingenye etshalwa kakhulu.
I-Rhododendron japonicum
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Σ64
El I-Rhododendron japonicum Kuyisihlahla esihlala siluhlaza esidabuka eJapan esifinyelela ubude obungamamitha ayi-1-2. Amaqabunga awo acishe abe ngamasentimitha angama-2-3 ubude, futhi izimbali ezingaba ngu-2 amasentimitha ububanzi. Ingabe lezi zipinki noma zibomvu?.
I-Rhododendron luteum
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Zeynel Cebeci
El I-Rhododendron luteum Kuyisihlahla esinamaqabunga e-deciduous etholakala kokubili eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeYurophu naseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Ifinyelela ubude obungamamitha angu-4, futhi ikhula amaqabunga angaba amasentimitha angu-10 ubude. Izimbali zawo ziphuzi, futhi ilinganisa cishe amasentimitha angu-4 ububanzi.
I-Rhododendron isitshalo
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
El I-Rhododendron isitshalo Kuyisihlahla esihlala siluhlaza noma esihlala siluhlaza esidabuka eMpumalanga Asia. Ifinyelela ukuphakama okungafika kumamitha ama-2, futhi ikhulisa amaqabunga aze afike ku-5 amasentimitha ubude. Izimbali zingaba mhlophe, zibomvana noma zibe bomvu.
Njengoba ubonile, kunezinhlobo eziningana ze-azaleas. Ingabe kukhona okuthandile ngokukhethekile? Sithemba ukuthi lokhu kuye kwaba njalo, ngoba ngokuqinisekile ziyizitshalo ezinhle kakhulu ukuthi, ngokunakekelwa okuncane, uzokwazi ukuba nazo iminyaka eminingi. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe, sincoma ukuthi ufunde lesi sihloko:
