I-Alocasia iwuhlobo lwezitshalo ezinezilimo eziyizigaxa ezinamahlamvu amakhulu anamade. Izitshalo zihlukile ngesimo samaqabunga awo, angafana nendlebe yendlovu noma umcibisholo, kanye nezimpawu zokuhlobisa amaqabunga.
I-genus Alocasia ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezingu-79 ezihlukene, zonke ezitholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo noma ezishisayo zase-Asia naseMpumalanga ye-Australia, lapho zikhula ngokwemvelo ezindaweni ezinamahlathi emvula noma izimo zezulu ezifanayo.
I-Alocasia yangena emakamelweni okuhlala amaDashi ngeminyaka yawo-50, kodwa namuhla isinokuvuselelwa futhi isiyisitshalo esidumile ezindlini zanamuhla. Nakuba izitshalo ze-Alocasia zizinkulu kakhulu, iziqu zazo ezinde zinikeza ukubukeka okunomoya nokulula.
Izinhlobonhlobo ezahlukene zihlobisa ngendlela yazo; ezinye zineziqu ezinemithende yedube, ezinye zine-curring leaf margin kanti ezinye ezintathu zinezimpawu zamaqabunga amhlophe. Ikakhulukazi kusukela izitshalo ziye zaphinde zathandwa.
Ukunakekelwa kwe-Alocasia
I-Alocasia idabuka ezindaweni ezishisayo, ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi ikhetha umoya ofudumele noswakeme. Kungaba nzima ukufika lapha eNetherlands, kodwa lesi sitshalo sisakhula esimweni sezulu esivamile sasendlini.
Nakuba lesi sitshalo sithanda indawo ekhanyayo, akufanele sivezwe elangeni eliqondile, njengoba singanamathela emaqabunga. Ngakho-ke, ibeke endaweni lapho kunokukhanya okuningi okungaqondile nalapho izinga lokushisa liphakathi kuka-18 - 22 ° C.
I-Alocasia ayiwathandi amakhaza, ngakho-ke qaphela okusalungiswa ngamafasitela neminyango. Amaqabunga esitshalo abhekene nokukhanya, ngakho-ke ukuguqula i-Alocasia yakho ngezikhathi ezithile kuyinzuzo yokugcina isitshalo singakhuli sigwegwile.
Ezinye izitshalo ze-Alocasia zigoqa amaqabunga azo ndawonye ebusika. Lokhu akubangelwa ukuthi isitshalo sifile, kodwa ngokuvamile ngenxa yokuthi isitshalo siya ku-hibernation. Lapha kufanele uphuze kancane ebusika ukuze isitshalo singashisi ngokuphelele, futhi siphuze kaningi lapho isitshalo sihluma futhi.
Ukunisela kanye nomanyolo
I-Alocasia kufanele iniselwe njalo ngamanzi okushisa kwegumbi ukuze inhlabathi ingalokothi yome ngokuphelele. Kungaba yinzuzo ukufafaza isitshalo ngezikhathi ezithile - nge-nebulizer noma eshaweni.
Uma unisela i-Alocasia kakhulu, ingaqala ukuconsa isuka emacebeni amaqabunga. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-guttation futhi kuyanyamalala lapho wehlisa inani lamanzi onikeza isitshalo.
I-Alocasia izuza ngokufakwa komanyolo owuketshezi ngokuphathelene nokuchelela phakathi nenkathi yokukhula. Ungahlala ubona isilinganiso esinconyiwe somthamo kumkhiqizo kamanyolo.
I-Alocasia 'Polly'
I-Alocasia 'Polly' ibonakala ngamaqabunga ayo okuhlobisa kakhulu anemibala eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka enomaka okukhanya neziqu ezinsomi. Lesi sitshalo sidabuka e-East Asia futhi ngokuvamile sikhula sibe phakathi kuka-25 - 40 cm ubude.
Ngakho-ke i-'Polly' iyisitshalo sasendlini esihluke kakhulu ngokubukeka futhi sizogqama phakathi kwezinye izitshalo zakho ngamahlamvu aso amangalisayo futhi ancomekayo.
I-Alocasia 'Macrorrhiza'
I-Alocasia 'Macrorrhiza' ibonakala ngamaqabunga ayo amakhulu, aluhlaza okumnyama nacwebezelayo amise okwenhliziyo futhi anamagagasi onqenqemeni. Lesi sitshalo sisuka e-Asia futhi singakhula sifike ku-150 cm ukuphakama.
Eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Viking shield kanye nemaski yase-Afrika ngenxa yokubukeka kwayo, i-'Macrorrhizoa' iqinisekisiwe ukwengeza idrama ekuhlobiseni kwakho.
I-Alocasia 'Zebrina'
I-Alocasia 'Zebrina' ibonakala ngamaqabunga ayo amakhulu, acwebezelayo futhi amise okwenhliziyo kanye nemithende yedube. Lesi sitshalo sidabuka eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia futhi ngokuvamile sikhula sifinyelele ku-40 - 60 cm ubude.
I-'Zebrina' inokubukeka okungavamile futhi okuhluke ngokuphelele, okunikeza umlingiswa wokuhlobisa. Ngenxa yobude besitshalo, senza kahle njengesitshalo esisekhoneni lapho sinendawo yokukhula.
I-Alocasia 'Lauterbachiana'
I-Alocasia 'Lauterbachiana' ibonakala ngamaqabunga ayo aqondile, amade nanamagagasi, anohlangothi olungaphezulu oluluhlaza okumnyama kanye nengaphansi elibomvu ngokumnyama. Lesi sitshalo sidabuka e-Indonesia naseNew Guinea futhi ngokuvamile sikhula sibe ngu-20 - 30 cm ubude.
'I-Lauterbachiana' inokubukeka okubabazekayo nokukhethekile, kanti ngaphansi nangaphezulu kwamaqabunga kuhluke kahle.
