Isithombe: I-Lavender Twist Redbud ku-Bloom Egcwele

I-Lavender Twist Redbud (Cercis canadensis 'Covey'), evame ukubungazwa njengenye yezihlahla zokuhlobisa ezikhanga kakhulu ezingadini ezincane, ithwetshulwe kahle kulesi sithombe sokwakheka kwezwe esinokucaca okuphezulu. Isici esivelele salesi sihlahla—amagatsha aso akhala kamnandi—senza ukwakheka okuhle nokuntekenteke. Igatsha ngalinye ligobile libheke ezansi ngamajika aluhlaza, futhi entwasahlobo, la malungu amnyama, azacile ambozwe amaqoqo aminyene ezimbali ezibomvana ezi-lavender. Izimbali, ezifana nephizi, ziphuma ngqo emagxolweni nasemagatsheni, isici esivelele se-redbuds eyaziwa ngokuthi i-cauliflory. Imibala yazo isukela kokubomvana oku-pastel okuthambile kuya kumathoni e-lavender ajulile, akhiqiza umphumela ocwebezelayo njengezihlungi zokukhanya ngaphesheya kwe-canopy. Izimbali ziminyene, zakha amaribhoni anombala alandela umkhondo wegatsha ngalinye, okunikeza umbono wempophoma ephilayo yezimbali.

Isiqu, esibonakala maphakathi nendawo, senziwa ngamagxolo ansundu ngokumnyama ahluke kakhulu nokubonakala kwezimbali okucacile. Ukuma kwayo okunamaqhuqhuva, okusontekile kwengeza uhlamvu lwesihlahla, kugcizelela umkhuba wokukhula oyingqayizivele we-cultivar. Amagatsha ayahluka ngogqinsi, amanye aqinile futhi anesakhiwo, amanye mancane futhi anjengentambo, konke kunomthelela ekwenziweni kwezingqimba, ukugeleza. Ngaphansi kwesihlahla, kunotshani obuluhlaza obuluhlaza bunwebeka ngaphandle, ukufiphala kwabo okuthambile ngemuva kunikeza isigaba semvelo esigqamisa ukucwazimula kwezimbali. Ukuhlangana kokuluhlaza kanye ne-lavender-pink kudala iphalethi ehambisanayo ebabazekayo, okuthuthukisa inani lokuhlobisa lesihlahla.

Isithombe sithwebula isihlahla lapho siqhakaza kakhulu, lapho izimbali zibusa umbhede ngaphambi kokuvela kwamahlamvu amise okwenhliziyo. Lesi sikhathi esidlula ngokushesha ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo yilapho i-Lavender Twist Redbud isisezingeni elimangalisayo, inika abalimi nabadlula ngendlela umbukwane wombala nesimo. Ukukhanyisa kungokwemvelo futhi kusakazekile, izithunzi ezithambile futhi ziqinisekisa ukuthi zonke i-petal negatsha zikhanyiswa ngokulinganayo. Lokhu kukhanya okuthambile kuthuthukisa ukudlidliza kwezimbali ngaphandle kokweqa ukwehluka kwazo okucashile kwethoni.

Njengomlimi, i-'Lavender Twist' iyaziswa ngosayizi wayo ohlangene, ngokuvamile ifinyelela ku-5 kuya ku-6 ubude ngokusabalalisa okufanayo, okuyenza ifaneleke ezindaweni ezincane, amagceke, noma njengesihlahla se-specimen ezingadini ezinkulu. Umkhuba wayo wokukhala uyayihlukanisa nama-redbuds aqondile, uyiboleka ikhwalithi eqoshiwe ehlala ikhanga ngisho nangemva kokuqhakaza, lapho kuvela amaqabunga aluhlaza acwebezelayo futhi kamuva eshintshela ekubeni phuzi ngokusagolide ekwindla. Ebusika, uhlaka olungenalutho, olusontekile lwamagatsha luhlinzeka ngentshisekelo yesakhiwo, luqinisekisa ukukhanga konyaka wonke.

Lesi sithombe asigcini nje ngokubhala ubuhle bokuhlobisa besihlahla kodwa siveza nokubaluleka kwaso kwezezitshalo. I-Lavender Twist Redbud ihlanganisa ukuhlanganisa kobuciko nesayensi yezitshalo: umfanekiso ophilayo oguqukayo nezinkathi zonyaka. Izimbali zayo zasentwasahlobo ziwumkhosi wokuvuselela, amahlamvu awo ehlobo ayisithunzi somthunzi, ikwindla yawo ishiya ukufudumala, futhi ubusika bawo benza isifundo se-silhouette. Kubalimi bezingadi, abaklami, kanye nabathandi bezitshalo, le cultivar imelela kokubili impumelelo ye-horticultural kanye nomthombo wogqozi, ukuqina okuxubile, ukuguquguquka, kanye nenjabulo ebonakalayo ibe isihlahla esisodwa, esihlangene.

Isithombe sihlobene: Umhlahlandlela Wezinhlobo Ezinhle Kakhulu Zezihlahla Ze-Redbud Ongazitshala Engadini Yakho