I-Bulbophyllum: uhlobo olukhulu lwe-orchid, ukuhlukahluka kunye nokunyamekela.

Ndithenge iBulbophyllum yam yokuqala kumsitho wokutshintshiselana ngabalimi, ndingazi ukuba ndingena phi. Kamva ndafumanisa ukuba olu lolona hlobo lukhulu lweeorchid ezikhoyo, lunamawaka eentlobo zezityalo ezidweliswe kwiikhathalogu, nganye ineempawu zayo ezinokwahluka ngokumangalisayo kwiqela elifanayo le-taxonomic.

Kutheni iBulbophyllum ithathwa njengeyona ntlobo ininzi yeorchid?

Ngeentlobo ezininzi ezichazwe apha, olu hlobo losapho ludlula kwanokwahluka esele kuchazwe ngeDendrobium kwelinye inqaku, ukusuka kwiintyatyambo ezincinci ezingabonakaliyo ukuya kwiisampuli ezineentyatyambo ezinkulu nezimangalisayo, nto leyo eyenza ukuba naluphi na uhlobo lokhathalelo lube yingozi ngakumbi.

I-pseudobulb encinci, enesithuba, uphawu oluphawulekayo lokukhula kolu hlobo.

Ngokungafaniyo nee-pseudobulbs eziqokelelweyo zeCattleya, esele zichazwe kwenye inqaku, iBulbophyllum idla ngokukhula nee-pseudobulbs ezincinci, ezibekwe ecaleni kwerhizome erhubuluzayo, zenze ipateni yokukhula ethe tye eyahlukileyo kakhulu kwii-clumps ezincinci eziqhelekileyo kwezinye iintlobo.

Imbiza enganzulu okanye ingobozi evulekileyo, elungele olu hlobo lokukhula oluthe tye.

Njengoko sele ndichaze kwelinye inqaku malunga neentlobo zeembiza, ndikhetha isitya esihambelana nendlela yokukhula kwesityalo, kwaye kwiBulbophyllum ndikhetha imbiza enganzulu, ebanzi okanye ibhaskithi enemingxuma, enika indawo eyaneleyo yokuba irhizome isasazeke ngokuthe tye ngaphandle kwemiqathango.

Ivumba elivumba kwezinye iintlobo zolu hlobo alisoloko limnandi.

Nangona iCattleya kunye neBrassavola, esele zichazwe kwamanye amanqaku, zinevumba elimnandi, ezinye iintlobo zeBulbophyllum ziye zavelisa ivumba elinamandla nelingathandekiyo, zilinganisa inyama ebolileyo ukuze zitsale iimpukane ezithulula impova, icebo elimangalisayo lokuzivelela elifanele ukuphandwa ngaphambi kokuba zithengwe.

Ndingayiphanda njani ivumba elilindelekileyo ngaphambi kokuba ndifumane uhlobo olutsha?

Ndisoloko ndiqinisekisa kumthengisi okanye ndiphande kwi-intanethi ukuba uhlobo oluthile lweBulbophyllum endilucingayo lunevumba elibi elaziwayo, ndiphepha izinto ezingalindelekanga emva kokuba isityalo sidubule ngaphakathi, ingakumbi xa ucinga ukuba ezinye ziyadubula ixesha elide.

Umswakama ophezulu yinto ethandwa kakhulu ziintlobo ezininzi zale genus.

Njengoko sele ndichaze kwelinye inqaku malunga nokufuma, le nto ibalulekile kuyo nayiphi na i-orchid, kwaye iBulbophyllum, engenaso i-pseudobulb yokugcina eqinileyo kwiintlobo ezininzi zezityalo, ingakumbi ixhamla kumswakama ophezulu nongaguqukiyo unyaka wonke.

Ndilandela indlela yokunkcenkceshela, ndigcina i-substrate isoloko ifumile kancinci.

Nkcenkceshela rhoqo, ngendlela efanayo nomgaqo osele uchaziwe kwiPaphiopedilum kunye neMasdevallia kwamanye amanqaku, uphephe amaxesha omileyo ahlala ixesha elide anokonakalisa i-pseudobulb encinci kunye nengcambu encinci yale ntlobo.

Ukukhanya okuphakathi, okuhluziweyo, okuthintela ukuvezwa ngokuthe ngqo ngamandla.

Uninzi lweentlobo zale ntlobo zinyamezela ukukhanya okuthambileyo, okufana noko sele ndikuchazile ngePhalaenopsis, okubonisa imvelaphi yazo kwindawo exineneyo yetropiki apho ukukhanya okuthe ngqo kungafikeleli kangako emhlabeni okanye kumasebe asezantsi.

Imo yentyatyambo eyahlukileyo kakhulu kule genus inye.

Ndibone imizekelo eneentyantyambo ezincinci, ezingabonakaliyo emehlweni, kunye nezinye ezineepetali ezinde, ezigobileyo ezibonakala ngathi ziyashukuma ngayo nayiphi na intshukumo yomoya—utshintsho olukhulu kangangokuba andifane ndilufumane nakwezinye iintlobo zezityalo ezichazwe kwamanye amanqaku kule ndawo.

I-substrate endiyisebenzisayo ibeka phambili umoya olungileyo kwi-rhizome engaphezulu.

Sebenzisa i-sphagnum moss okanye ixolo lepayini elincinci kakhulu, ugcine irhizome ikufutshane nomphezulu we-substrate endaweni yokuyigquma, kuba olu hlobo lukhula ngcono ngokungenisa umoya okuhle kwisakhiwo salo sokukhula esithe tye.

Isichumiso esixutyiweyo endisifaka rhoqo nangokuphakathi.

Ndilandela umgaqo oqhelekileyo osele uchaziwe kwelinye inqaku malunga nokuchumisa, kusetyenziswa uxinaniso oluxutyiweyo, kuba i-pseudobulb encinci yale ntlobo ayinyamezeli izondlo ezixineneyo ezigqithisileyo kunye neentlobo ezinamanzi amaninzi ezinokufunxa.

Indlela endigqibe ngayo ukwandisa ingqokelela yam emva kokuba ndiyazi ngcono le ntlobo yomculo.

Emva kokuba ndikwazi kakuhle ukunyamekela iBulbophyllum yam yokuqala, ndafumana ezinye iintlobo ezineemilo kunye namavumba ahlukeneyo, ndisebenzisa ulwahlulo lolu hlobo ukwenza iqela elincinci elinomxholo kwiqoqo lam leeorchid, isampuli nganye izisa ummangaliso obonakalayo.

Impazamo endiyenzileyo ngaphambili kukugcina irhizome ingcwatywe nzulu kakhulu.

Kwiiveki ezimbalwa zokuqala, ndityale iBulbophyllum yam enerhizome egqunywe yi-substrate, ndilinganisa oko ndikwenzileyo ngeentlobo ze-pseudobulb zemveli, kwaye ndaphawula ukukhula okutsha okucothayo de ndayilungisa ndaza ndayishiya irhizome ityhileke phezu komhlaba, njengoko olu hlobo luthanda ngokwenene.

Uluntu olukhethekileyo njengomthombo obalulekileyo wolu hlobo lukhulu.

Ndithatha inxaxheba kwiqela elikwi-intanethi elizinikele ngokukodwa kwiBulbophyllum, apho abanye abalimi abanamava ngakumbi babelana ngolwazi malunga neentlobo ezithile ezinzima ukuzifumana kwimithombo eqhelekileyo, ubutyebi obuyimfuneko xa ucinga ngobunzima bolu hlobo kunye nokunqongophala kwezinto ezinokuthenjwa ngesiPhuthukezi.

Ndingazibhala njani zonke iintlobo ezahlukeneyo ukuze ndingadibani neemfuno ezithile zokhathalelo?

Kwincwadi yam yokubhala ekhulayo, esele ikhankanyiwe kwenye inqaku, ndibhala igama elithile leBulbophyllum nganye kunye nayo nayiphi na ivumba elithile okanye iimfuno zokhathalelo endizichongileyo, kuba ulwahluko olukhulu lolu hlobo lwenza kube lula ukudideka iimfuno zesinye isampuli kunye nezo zomnye umntu.

Umoya ohlala uhleli ubalulekile ekunyamekeleni le rhizome ityhilekileyo.

Njengoko sele ndicacisile kwelinye inqaku malunga nokuphefumla, olu khathalelo lubalulekile kuyo nayiphi na i-orchid, kwaye kwiBulbophyllum, njengoko i-rhizome yayo ivezwa phezu komhlaba kwaye igcinwe imanzi rhoqo, ukujikeleza komoya kuba yimfuneko ukuthintela ukubola kwesi sakhiwo sokukhula esifana neso se-genus.

Indlela endikhethe ngayo ukubeka uhlobo ngalunye oluhlukeneyo xa ndicinga ngevumba elilindelekileyo.

Kwiintlobo ezinevumba elingathandekiyo elaziwayo, ndigcina ikona ekude kakhulu nendawo yokuhlala yendlu, njengebalcony yenkonzo, ukuqinisekisa ukuba ukudubula kweentyatyambo ngamanye amaxesha akubakhathazi abantu ngexesha apho ivumba elibonakalayo linamandla kakhulu.

Umahluko kwisantya sokukhula phakathi kweentlobo ngaphakathi kohlobo

Ndiqaphele ukuba ezinye iintlobo zeBulbophyllum zikhula ngokukhawuleza kakhulu kunezinye, kunye nerhizome ekhula ngokubonakalayo rhoqo emva kweeveki ezimbalwa, ngelixa iisampulu ezicothayo zinokuthatha iinyanga ukubonisa naziphi na iimpawu ezibonakalayo zophuhliso olutsha.

Ndingatyala njani izityalo xa irhizome ikhula ngaphaya komphetho wembiza ekhoyo?

Ndakuba ndibona irhizome isondela kumphetho wesikhongozeli, ndiyidlulisela kwimbiza enkulu, engenabunzulu, ndilumkile ukuba ndingonakalisi isakhiwo ngexesha lenkqubo, ndiqinisekisa indawo eyaneleyo yokukhula ngokuthe tye okungenakuthintelwa ukuqhubeka kwixesha elizayo.

Imibuzo endiyibuziweyo malunga neBulbophyllum

Ngaba zonke iintlobo zeBulbophyllum zinevumba elibi?
Hayi, bambalwa kubo kuphela abavelise olo hlobo lwevumba ukuze batsale i-pollinator ethile, ngoko ke kufanelekile ukuphanda uhlobo oluchanekileyo ngaphambi kokuba uthenge ukuba oko kubalulekile kwisigqibo sakho sokuthenga.

Ngaba iBulbophyllum iyacetyiswa kwabaqalayo ukulima iiorchid?
Ixhomekeke kakhulu kuhlobo oluthile lwesityalo, ngoko ke ndicebisa ukuba wenze uphando olucokisekileyo ngaphambi kokuba ukhethe, njengoko ezinye iintlobo zinyamezela ngakumbi kunezinye ezikuluhlu olubanzi lokwahluka.

Ngaba ndifuna imbiza ekhethekileyo yokukhulisa iBulbophyllum?
Ayikhethekanga kangako, kodwa ndicebisa ukuba ubeke phambili imbiza enzulu nenganzulu endaweni yembiza eqhelekileyo enzulu, kuba ukukhula okuthe tye okuphawuleka kolu hlobo lwesitya kulungelelana ngcono kakhulu nolu hlobo lwesitya kunembiza enzulu, yendabuko.

Ukukhulisa iBulbophyllum kwandizisa kulwahlulo endandingalwazi ukuba lukhona kwihlabathi lee-orchid, nto leyo eyaqinisa ingcamango yokuba kusoloko kukho okungakumbi ekufuneka kufundwe kwaye kufunyanwe, nangona emva kweminyaka yokulima iintlobo ezahlukeneyo ekhaya kunye namava amaninzi ahlukeneyo.