I-Lomandra iwuhlobo lwezitshalo ezihlala isikhathi eside ezidabuka e-Australia osekudume umhlaba wonke ngobuhle bayo kanye nokunakekelwa kalula. Eyaziwa ngokuthi "Mat Rush" ngesiNgisi, i-Lomandra isitshalo esihlala siluhlaza esinikeza ukuhlukahluka kobumo nobukhulu, kusukela kubude nokuncane ukuya kokufushane nokuminyene. Lokhu kuguquguquka kuyenza ilungele ukusetshenziswa okubanzi engadini, kusukela ekudaleni uthango kuya ekuhlobiseni izingadi zamadwala kanye nokuhlobisa izingadi ezinganakekelwa kahle.
Ngaphezu kobuhle bayo, iLomandra iyisitshalo esiqinile, esihlala isikhathi eside esidinga ukunakekelwa okuncane kakhulu futhi kulula ukusikhulisa. Ibekezelela izimo ezihlukahlukene, kusukela emthunzini kuya elangeni eliqondile, futhi ivumelana kahle nenhlobonhlobo yenhlabathi. Lolu hlobo lwesitshalo luyinketho ekahle kulabo abafuna isitshalo esikhula kalula, esinakekela kancane ingadi yabo noma indawo. Uma kuyindaba yakho lena, ngincoma ukuthi uqhubeke ufunda. Kulesi sihloko sizochaza kabanzi yini i-Lomandra futhi yiziphi izinkathazo eziyidingayo.
Yini i-Lomandra?
Uma sikhuluma nge-Lomandra sibhekisela ohlotsheni lwezitshalo ezingapheli ezingamalungu omndeni wakwa I-Xanthorrhoeaceae, umndeni ophawuleka kakhulu ngaphakathi izitshalo xerophilic. Izitshalo ezikulolu hlobo zaziwa ngamahlamvu awo amade, aluhlaza, avame ukusetshenziswa ekuhlelweni kwezindawo njengezitshalo zasemngceleni nokudala uthango. Le mifino ibuye isetshenziswe ekuhlobiseni kwangaphakathi nasekulungiseleleni izimbali ezomisiwe. Ziyizitshalo ezimelana kakhulu futhi kulula ukuzitshala. ezidinga ukunakekelwa okuncane. Ziyakwazi ukumelana nezimo zezulu ezinzima, njengesomiso namazinga okushisa aphezulu. Imifino kulolu hlobo ithandwa kakhulu izingadi endaweni eshisayo, eyomile ngenxa yokukwazi ukugcina amanzi kanye nokumelana nesomiso.
Kodwa singayitholaphi i-Lomandra? Hhayi-ke, Ingathengwa kuma-nursery, ezitolo zengadi, naku-inthanethi kumawebhusayithi akhethekile athengisa izitshalo. Ukutholakala kungahluka ngokwesifunda, ngakho-ke yenza usesho lwe-inthanethi noma ushayele izinkulisa zendawo ukuze uhlole ukutholakala. Ezinye izitolo ezinkulu kanye nezitolo zokuthuthukisa ikhaya zingase futhi zithwale izitshalo zalolu hlobo, nakuba ukukhethwa kungase kube nomkhawulo uma kuqhathaniswa nezindawo zokugcina izithombo nezitolo zasengadini. Ngokuvamile, kunconywa ukuthenga izitshalo ze-Lomandra kubahlinzeki abahloniphekile ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola isitshalo esihle nesinempilo.
Izinhlobo zezinhlobo
Ngaphakathi kohlobo lwe-Lomandra kunezinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene, kodwa ezinye ezidume kakhulu yilezi ezilandelayo:
- Lomandra longifolia: Eyaziwa nangokuthi "i-Lomandra Mat Rush", isitshalo esingapheli esikhula sifike ku-60 amasentimitha ubude. Inamaqabunga amade, aluhlaza asongwe ekugcineni kanye nezimbali ezincane ezimise okwe-spike.
- I-Lomandra confertifolia: Eyaziwa nangokuthi "I-Basket Grass," isitshalo esifushane, esiminyene esikhula sibe ngamasentimitha angu-30 ubude. Inamaqabunga athambile, aluhlaza kanye nezimbali ezincane ezimise okwe-spike.
- I-Lomandra hystrix: Eyaziwa nangokuthi 'i-Spiny-head Mat Rush', isitshalo eside, esizacile esikhula sifike kumitha elilodwa ukuphakama. Inamaqabunga amade, amancane anamathiphu a-spiny kanye nezimbali ezincane ezimise okwe-spike.
- Lomandra nana: Eyaziwa nangokuthi 'i-Dwarf Mat Rush', isitshalo esifushane, esihlangene esikhula sifike ku-30 amasentimitha ubude. Inamaqabunga awugqinsi aluhlaza kanye nezimbali ezincane ezimise okwe-spike.
- I-Lomandra filiformis: Eyaziwa nangokuthi 'i-Wiry Mat Rush', isitshalo eside, esizacile esikhula sifike kumitha elilodwa ukuphakama. Inamaqabunga amancane, aluhlaza kanye nezimbali ezincane ezimise okwe-spike.
- I-Lomandra Lime Tuff: Kuyisitshalo esilinywa kuso Lomandra confertifolia ebonakala ngamaqabunga awo aluhlaza acwebezelayo naminyene. Ikhula ibe ngamasentimitha angama-30 ubude futhi ivame ukusetshenziswa njengesitshalo somngcele.
- Lomandra Tanika: Kuyisitshalo esilinywa kuso lomandra longifolia ebonakala ngamahlamvu awo awugqinsi, aluhlaza anemiphetho enamagagasi. Ikhula ifike kumasentimitha angu-60 ubude futhi ithandwa kakhulu izingadi namapaki.
- I-Lomandra Breeze: Kuphinde kube yisitshalo esilinywa kuso Lomandra longifolia, kodwa lena ibonakala ngamaqabunga ayo aluhlaza futhi amade anemiphetho enamagagasi. Ikhula ifike kumasentimitha angama-60 ubude futhi iyinketho ethandwayo yokwakha uthango futhi njengesitshalo somngcele.
Lomandra care
Njengoba sesishilo ngenhla, i-Lomandra Kuyisitshalo esimelana kakhulu nesiqinile esidinga ukunakekelwa okuncane. Noma kunjalo, akulimazi ukwazi ukuthi yikuphi ukunakekelwa okuyisisekelo okudingwa yile mifino ukuze uyigcine inempilo futhi inempilo.
- Ukukhanya: Incamela indawo enomthunzi oyingxenye noma ukukhanya okungaqondile, kodwa futhi ingabekezelela ukuchayeka elangeni okumaphakathi.
- Ukunisela: I-Lomandra isitshalo esinakekela kancane futhi sidinga ukuchelela okuncane. Kungcono ukuvumela inhlabathi yome ngokuphelele phakathi kokunisela futhi ugweme ukuchelela ngokweqile ukuvimbela ukubola kwezimpande.
- Phansi: Ngokuqondene nomhlabathi, kufanele ukhishwe kahle futhi ube nomswakama. Nokho, lolu hlobo lwezitshalo lungakwazi futhi ukubekezelela inhlabathi eyomile nenesihlabathi.
- Ukuthena: Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi le mifino ayidingi ukuthenwa njalo, kuyalulekwa ukuthi ukwenze ngezikhathi ezithile ukulawula ubukhulu kanye nokuma kwayo.
- Izinhlupho nezifo: Ngenhlanhla, i-Lomandra iyisitshalo esimelana nezifo futhi ayijwayele kakhulu izinambuzane nezifo. Kodwa-ke, kufanele siqinisekise ukuthi sigcina inhlanzeko yasengadini futhi sibona futhi selaphe noma yiziphi izinkinga kusenesikhathi ukuze silondoloze impilo yabo.
Lokhu ukunakekelwa okuyisisekelo okudingwa yi-Lomandra. Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi isidingo sokunakekelwa singahluka kuye ngohlobo nendawo, ngakho-ke kuhle ukuthintana nomhlinzeki wendawo ukuze uthole ulwazi oluningiliziwe mayelana nokunakekelwa okufanele kwendawo yethu kanye nesitshalo esinaso.
Ngaphandle kokungabaza, i-Lomandra iyindlela enhle kakhulu yokuhlobisa ingadi yethu, ngisho nabaqalayo bezingadi.