I-Latania, isihlahla sesundu esihle kakhulu

I-Las izintende Luhlobo lwezitshalo ezihlala zibukeka zizinhle, kungakhathalekile ukuthi zibekwa kuphi. Kunezinhlobo eziningi kakhulu, futhi zonke zihluke kakhulu, ukuthi impela kukhona eyodwa (noma ezinye) ezikwazi ukukwenza uthandane. Kwazi bani ukuthi i-protagonist yethu izoyithola namuhla.

Ingeyehlobo lohlobo lwezitshalo ILatania futhi, njengoba sizobona, ubuhle bangempela.

Lezi zihlahla zesundu zidabuka eziQhingini zaseMascarene, lapho zijabulela khona isimo sezulu esipholile unyaka wonke. Uhlobo luqukethe izinhlobo ezintathu kuphela: L. loddigesii, L. verschaffeltii y L. lontaroides. Zifana ncamashi ne-Pritchardia, yize ukukhula kwazo kushesha ngandlela thile. Zifinyelela kubude obucishe bube yi-8m, kanti amaqabunga azo amahle wesundu azungeze u-40-50cm ububanzi. Banesiqu esisodwa, esikhuliswe ngandlela thize esisekelweni, ngobukhulu obungadluli ku-25cm ububanzi. Ngakho-ke, isitshalo esehlukile kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezingadi.

Izophila ngokumangalisayo ezindaweni ezinesimo sezulu esimnene, ngamazinga okushisa angaphezu kuka -1ºC. Uma uhlala endaweni epholile ebusika kulula ukuyivikela emakhazeni, ngokwesibonelo, ngaphakathi endlini egumbini elikhanyayo kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, uma uthanda ukuzama, kusuka kokuhlangenwe nakho ngingakutshela lokho L. lontaroides imelana namazinga okushisa aphansi ngandlela thile, kepha idinga ukuvikelwa okuthile.

I-Los ukunakekela udinga okulandelayo:

• Indawo: ilanga eligcwele.
• Imvamisa: ayifuni kakhulu, kepha ikhetha ukukhula kulabo abane-drainage enhle.
• Ukunisela: ehlobo kufanele unisele kabili noma kathathu ngesonto, bese kuthi unyaka wonke unisele kanye noma kabili ngesonto.
• Dlula: Kunconywa kakhulu ukuthi uvundise sonke isikhathi sokukhula (entwasahlobo nasehlobo) nomanyolo othize wezihlahla zesundu noma ngomanyolo wemvelo ongamanzi (njenge-guano noma i-humus).
• Izinambuzane: akuvamile ukuthi ibe nayo, kepha uma imvelo yomile kakhulu, izinambuzane ezilinganayo zingayithinta, eqedwa ngesibulali zinambuzane esithile noma nge-swab kakotini emanziswe ngamanzi.

Kuze kube manje ifayela leLatania. Ubuwazi lo muthi omuhle wesundu?