Iibhalbhu zaseAmaryllis zidume ngokuduru- ngaphezulu kweshumi elinesine seedola lilinye. Iintyatyambo ezinkulu ezinomtsalane zinje ngeKrisimesi-y njenge-poinsettias, ngaphandle kwazo zombini imvelaphi yazo yetropiki. Umthonyama eMzantsi Melika, ii-amaryllis hybrids esizithenga njengeemeko ezifanayo nezona zininzi zezindlu, ngokudibanisa ixesha elilula lokulala. Ukubenza baqhakaze kwakhona, landela nje la manyathelo okulinganisa imijikelo yabo yemveli.
Ndisandula ukubumba iqela lama-amaryllis ama-bulbs omama kwaye ndibangenise ngaphakathi kwintyatyambo yasentwasahlobo. Apha e-Bay Area ungazigcina ii-bulbs ngaphandle unyaka wonke, nangona ungazisusa ngaphandle ngokusisigxina inokuba yiminyaka embalwa ngaphambi kokuba ziphinde zityatyambe, kwaye xa zisenza kuya kuba seliphelile ihlobo. Xa ukugqiba kwam kugqityiwe, kwaye emva kwalo lonke ithuba leqabaka lidlulile, ndiyabashiya kwiyadi esecaleni kwindawo enelanga apho ndiyazi ukuba baya kunkcenkceshelwa ngabantu abafafazayo. Ndizisusa kwakhona ngasekupheleni kwehlobo, ngaphandle nje kwendawo yokufafaza, ukuqala kwabo ukulala. Ixesha elomileyo yile nto ibangela ukuba i-amaryllis idubule. Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ii-bulbs ziqala ukuhluma ukukhula okutsha, nto leyo engumqondiso wam wokuzibuyisela zonke ngomhlaba omtsha, zibangenise ngaphakathi, kwaye uqale iholide yeholide kwakhona.
Nazi ezinye iingcebiso ezimbalwa:
- Ungaze uvumele ii-bulbs zibambe. Njengesityalo eshushu, baya kufa.
- Iibhalbhu zokutyala kwiimbiza ezahlukileyo azikho ngaphezulu kokuphindwe kabini kububanzi bebhalbhu.
- Emva kweminyaka embalwa, iibhalbhu zakho zinokuhluma iintombi. Xa iintombi zeebhalbhu zikhula ezazo iingcambu, ungaziqhekeza ngobunono kwaye upheke iibhalbhu ezintsha.
Ngemiyalelo ethe kratya, ndincoma ukulandela imiyalelo kwi IArboretum yeSizwe yase-US . Uluhlu lunokubonakala lude, kodwa ngaphezulu konyaka uchitha ixesha elide ungahoyi i-amaryllis ngokupheleleyo.
