Isithombe - Wikimedia / Bernard DUPONT
Ama-Proteas ayizitshalo ezibukisa kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma esezimbali. Futhi ukuthi zihlelwe ngendlela yokuthi zenze i-inflorescence enhle kakhulu, kwesinye isikhathi ibe nelukuluku lokwazi. Ungacishe usho ukuthi zibonakala zingaphandle kwendaba, kodwa ngenhlanhla zingokoqobo, futhi akunzima kangako ukunakekela uma ziniselwa ngezikhathi ezithile futhi zivikelekile kwiqhwa.
Futhi, kunezinhlobo eziningi zeProtea. Ezinye zinkulu kunezinye, kepha zonke zinokuthile okuzenza zihluke: ikhono lokuhluma ngemuva komlilo wehlathi. Eqinisweni, kulinywa kungakuhle ukutshala imbewu yayo (embhedeni wembewu, yebo) maphakathi nehlobo, impela ngoba badinga ukushisa ukuze bakwazi ukuhluma. Ake sazi ukuthi yiziphi izinhlobo zezilwane ezikhona.
IProtea aristata
Isithombe - UFlickr / uBernard Spragg. NZ
La IProtea aristata Yisihlahla esihlala siluhlaza njalo esidabuka ezintabeni zaseSwartberg eCape (South Africa). Ifinyelela ukuphakama kwamamitha ayi-2,5. Amaqabunga aqondile, acishe afane nalawo ezihlahla zikaphayini kodwa ajiyile, aluhlaza okotshani ngombala. Ama-inflorescence abomvana, futhi angamasentimitha angama-5-8 ububanzi.
Isikhathi sokuphila kwayo iminyaka engama-50, yize ukukhula kuhamba kancane. Imelana namakhaza abandayo nawabuthakathaka aze afike ku-2ºC.
IProtea caffra
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Paul venter
La IProtea caffra Kuyinhlobo yesihlahla esihlala siluhlaza esikhula emathafeni aseNingizimu Afrika. Ingafinyelela ubude obuphakathi kwamamitha amathathu kuya kwayisishiyagalombili, futhi umqhele wayo ubanzi, uthambile, futhi ugcwele amaqabunga. Ama-inflorescence ayo makhulu lapho evulekile, elinganiselwa kumasentimitha ama-4 kuye kwayi-8.
Njengokulangazelela, kuthiwa kumelana namakhaza kuze kufike ku -5ºC, yize singancomi ukuthi sikubeke emazingeni okushisa aphansi kangako lapho sisebancane noma uma sijwayele, ngoba singalimala.
IProtea cynaroides
La IProtea cynaroides, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-king protea noma i-giant protea, isihlahlana esihlala siluhlaza esidabuka eNingizimu Afrika. Ikhula ize ifike kumamitha angu-2, kepha into ejwayelekile ukuthi ihlala ngaphansi kwemitha. Ama-inflorescence aso abomvana futhi akha amakhanda amakhulu, afinyelela kumasentimitha ayi-15 ububanzi, abe ngobukhulu bohlobo.
Ngaphandle kokusetshenziswa njengesitshalo sokuhlobisa ezingadini zasezindaweni ezishisayo, izimbali zaso zaziswa kakhulu njengoba zihlala izinsuku ezimbalwa zisikiwe.
I-compact protea
La I-compact protea Yisihlahlana esikhula eNingizimu Afrika, sisuka eduze kolwandle size sifike kumamitha ayi-100 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. Ifinyelela ekuphakameni okuphansi, phakathi kwamamitha amabili no-2. Ama-inflorescence alo aphakathi kwamasentimitha ayi-7 kuye kwayi-10 ububanzi.
Endaweni yayo igcina isakha amaqembu ezinkulungwane zabantu, okubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ufuna ukuyikhulisa engadini uma isimo sezulu sifudumele.
Ama-Protea laetans
Isithombe - Wikimedia / SAplants
La Ama-Protea laetans Yisihlahla esihlala siluhlaza njalo esidabuka eNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulukazi endaweni eshiwo njengesiqiwu semvelo esibizwa ngeBlyde River Canyon. Ingakhula ngaphezu kwamamitha ama-5 ukuphakama, futhi ama-inflorescence ayo alinganiselwa kumasentimitha ayi-8 ububanzi.
IProtea mundii
La IProtea mundii Yisihlahlana noma isihlahla esikhula eNingizimu Afrika. Ifinyelela ukuphakama kwamamitha amabili kuya kwangu-6, futhi i-inflorescence yayo imhlophe ngezinyo lendlovu, iheha kakhulu ezinye izinambuzane ngisho nezinyoni.
Ikhuliswa ezimeni zezulu ngaphandle kwesithwathwa, ezingadini nasemabhodweni.
IProtea neriifolia
Isithombe - Flickr / Derek Keats
La IProtea neriifolia isihlahlana esihlala siluhlaza esivela eningizimu yeNingizimu Afrika, okuyi ikhula phakathi kwamamitha ayi-3 no-5 ubude. Amaqabunga awo afana kakhulu nalawo ma-oleanders (ogama lakhe lesayensi lingu I-oeriander yaseNerium), yingakho isibongo sakhe kunguNeriifolia (neri lokho kuvela eNerium, futhi ucwecwe okusho ukuthi iqabunga). Ama-inflorescence angaba pinki noma aluhlaza okotshani.
IProtea obtusifolia
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Stan Shebs
La IProtea obtusifolia iyisihlahla esihlala siluhlaza njalo esidabuka eNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinezintaba. Ingafinyelela ubude obuphakathi kwamamitha amathathu kuya kwayisishiyagalombili, futhi ivame ukuba negatsha kakhulu, ukuze umqhele wayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ufike unikeze umthunzi omuhle.
IProtea iyabuya
Isithombe - Flickr / 阿 橋 HQ
La IProtea iyabuya isihlahla esihlala siluhlaza njalo esidabuka eNingizimu Afrika, okuyi ifinyelela phakathi kwamamitha ayi-0,7 nangu-4,5 ukuphakama. Ama-inflorescence awawona amakhulu kunawo wonke, kepha angalinganisa cishe amasentimitha ayi-7-8 ububanzi, futhi aphuzi ngokukhanyayo ngombala.
IProtea scolymocephala
Isithombe - Wikimedia / Stan Shebs
La IProtea scolymocephala Yisihlahla esihlala siluhlaza njalo esidabuka eNingizimu Afrika, lapho singasibona khona kakhulu ogwini. Ifinyelela ubude obuphakathi kwamasentimitha angu-0,5 no-1,5 wamamitha. Ama-inflorescence mancane, cishe ngamasentimitha angu-3-4 ububanzi, nephuzi.
Kuyisilwane esisongelwa endaweni yaso yokuhlala, ngokubekwa kwamakoloni yizitshalo ezingaphandle, nangokwakhiwa.
IProtea venusta
Isithombe - Izinto ze-Wikimedia / michael clarke
La IProtea venusta yisihlahla esihlala siluhlaza njalo esidabuka eNingizimu Afrika lokho ifinyelela phakathi kwamasentimitha angama-70 namamitha amathathu ukuphakama. Ama-inflorescence afana ngokufana ne-king protea, ngoba nawo abomvana futhi amhlophe, kepha mancane: alinganiselwa kumasentimitha ayi-10-12 ububanzi.
Njengoba ukwazi ukubona, kunezinhlobo eziningi zama-proteas. Ezinye izinhlobo zaziwa kangcono kunezinye, kodwa ngaphandle kokungabaza zonke zinokuthile okuzenza zibe izitshalo ezinhle, awucabangi? Uma ufuna ukwazi kabanzi ngabo, chofoza lapha.