I-Epiphyllum isitshalo sendlu, ingxenye yomndeni we-cactus. Izwe lawo liyizingxenye ezishisayo nezingaphansi kweMelika neMexico. Isitshalo asinamaqabunga okuvela okujwayelekile; esikhundleni sawo, i-epiphyllum ineziqu ezinjengamaqabunga ombala oluhlaza okotshani onama-denticles noma izinaliti emaphethelweni.
U-Epiphyllum uvuka ngaphambi kwezinye izimbali, uqala ukuqhakaza ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo. Le mpahla kanye nezinye izinzuzo ze-epiphyllum njengeplanethi yendlu ikwenze kwaba ngesinye sezitshalo ezithandwa kakhulu futhi eziyintandokazi phakathi kwabalimi. Kodwa-ke, akuyena wonke umuntu owazi kahle ukuthi ungakhiqiza kanjani imbali futhi. Kepha konke kuvela ukuthi kulula.
Ukutshala kanye nokufakelwa kwezitshalo kwenziwa ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo. Kepha izingcezu kufanele zilungiselelwe kusengaphambili, zinqume ekwindla bese uzifaka emanzini, ngesikhathi esifanele sentwasahlobo ziyobe sezilungele ukutshala emhlabathini.
Kungani kungcono ukupheka ama-cutways ekwindla? Into ukuthi kunconyelwa ukunquma i-epiphyllum njalo, okuwukuthi kanye ngonyaka, ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokukhipha, okungukuthi, ngemuva kokuqhakaza kwezimbali, okwenzeka ekwindla. Ukunquma kwenziwa ngezinjongo zokugcoba nokuqinisa. Lokhu kusiza ekwakheni isihlahla esihle esikhanyayo sesitshalo, susa amahlumela amasha avimbela i-epiphyllum ukuqhuma, isuse amandla ayo. Ngalesi sikhathi, kuvela ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokuthola ukusikwa okunempilo, okusebenzayo kokusakazeka okulandelayo. Kusafanele uzinqume, kepha ukuze ungazilahli, ungazinakekela futhi uthole isitshalo esisha. Noma imbali elandelayo ekhaya izovela obala, ungayinika umakhelwane, abantu obajwayele noma omunye umuntu, akekho umuntu ongavuma isethulo esihle kangaka.
Futhi manje okwengeziwe ukukhiqizwa kwe-epiphyllum. Okokuqala, ukusikwa okusikiwe kufanele kumiswe emthunzini usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Lapho kuqhuma uqweqwe oluncane esizeni esisikiwe, sibeke esitsheni samanzi, sizama ukusinikeza isikhala. Kufanele kube namanzi anele, umswakama ngokweqile akumsongeli. Ngemuva kwesikhathi esithile, izimpande zizovela esibambweni, kepha awukwazi ukuzithutha ngokushesha, kodwa linda intwasahlobo ukuthi iqale, izimpande zizobe sezikhulile ngalesi sikhathi futhi kuzoba lula ngazo ukuzivumelanisa nomhlaba.
Manje amagama ambalwa mayelana nokutshalwa kwe-epiphyllum. Imbiza yalembali ayidingeki inkulu kakhulu, izokwanela usayizi ongu-10 cm ukuphakama. Njengoba ngonyaka kuzodingeka ukufakelwa, khona-ke ngalesi sikhathi uzoba nokwanele komthamo onjalo. Kodwa noma ngabe ukufakelwa okwalandela, imbiza enkulu kakhulu ye-epiphyllum ayidingeki, futhi ukufakelwa kuyadingeka ngezinga elikhulu ukuze kuguqulwe inhlabathi.
Ngokutshala kokuqala kwesitshalo, okungukuthi, kusuka emanzini kuya emhlabathini, ungafaka inhlabathi engxenyeni yenhlabathi ye-cacti ene-peat ngokulingana okulinganayo. Lokhu kuzoba inketho enhle kakhulu yokwakha izimpande. Futhi ngonyaka olandelayo, ngokutshala kwesibili, buyisela inhlabathi ngengxube ehlanzekile ye-cacti. Ngale ndlela, i-epiphyllum encane ngeke iqhume ngokushesha, kodwa kuphela emva kweminyaka emibili. Kepha imbali inkulu kakhulu futhi igqamile - kusuka kumbala opinki kuya kokubomvu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-epiphyllum iyakwazi isikhathi eside ukujabulisa abanye ngezimbali zayo.
