UMary Allen
IiTulips ziphakathi kweentyatyambo eziqhelekileyo esizibona kwiipaki kunye negadi entwasahlobo. Zikwafumaneka njengeentyatyambo ezisikiweyo kwiivenkile ezininzi, ngokuqhelekileyo zibotshelelwa kunye kwi-bouquet. Benza i-genus eneentlobo zezityalo ezingaphezu kwe-150.
IiTulips zikhula kwibhalbhu esemhlabeni. Isiqu sayo side kwaye singqukuva. Amagqabi aluhlaza ane-oblong kwaye acolile ukuya kwinqanaba. Kwiintyatyambo, iipetali ezinkulu zezona zibonakalayo. Banxiba imibala emhlophe, epinki, ebomvu, eviolet ukuya kumnyama, kunye notyheli kunye noorenji okanye uninzi lwale mibala.
IiTulips zinokushiywa nje egadini emva kokuba ziqhakazile. Amalungu esityalo angaphezulu komhlaba aphinde ome ajike abe mdaka. Ukuba ubakhupha kade, ibhalbhu ihlala emhlabeni. I-tulip iya kukhula kuyo ngonyaka ozayo. Ngokuqhelekileyo, kukho nokuba zininzi kuba amatswele aphindaphindeka emhlabeni.
ITulips ekuqaleni zakhula kumathafa akuMbindi weAsia, kwindawo ngoku ebizwa ngokuba yiTurkey, iGrisi, iAlgeria, iMorocco nakumazantsi eSpain. Igama livela kwiilwimi zaseTurkey nasePersi kwaye lithetha i-turban. Abantu abaza neli gama lesiJamani mhlawumbi baziva bekhunjulwe ngehempe entloko yabantu abavela kulo mmandla ngama-tulips.
Zikhula njani ii-tulips?
Itswele elikhulu elinentyatyambo libizwa ngokuba “litswele likamama”. Njengoko idubula, iiglowubhu ezincinci ezibizwa ngokuba “ziigilbhu zeentombi” zikhula ngeenxa zonke kuyo. Ukuba uzishiya nje emhlabeni, ziya kuvelisa iintyatyambo kunyaka ozayo. Le khaphethi ke iye ixinene kwaye ixinene de indawo ibe mxinwa kakhulu.
Abalimi abakrelekrele bomba iibhalbhu xa imifuno ifile. Unako ke ukwahlula itswele lomama kunye ne-anyanisi yentombi kwaye uvumele ukuba zome. Kufuneka zityalwe kwakhona ekwindla ukuze zibe neengcambu ebusika. Olu hlobo lokusasazwa kwe-tulip lulula kwaye wonke umntwana unokukwenza.
Uhlobo lwesibini lokuzala lwenziwa zizinambuzane, ngakumbi iinyosi. Bathwala umungu ukusuka kwi-stamens yendoda ukuya kwibala labasetyhini. Emva kokukhulelwa, imbewu ikhula kwi-pistil. Isitampu siba ngqindilili kakhulu. Emva koko imbewu iwela emhlabeni. Iibhubhu ze-tulip ezincinci ziya kukhula kulo nyaka uzayo.
Maxa wambi abantu bayangenelela kolu hlobo losasazo. Uwakhetha ngocoselelo amalungu enkunzi nemazi aze awasasaze ngesandla. Oku kubizwa ngokuba yi "crossbreeding", le yindlela yokuzalanisa. Yile ndlela iintlobo ezintsha ezikhethiweyo okanye ezijoliswe kuzo kwimibala eyahlukeneyo zenziwe. Kukwakho ne-tulips ezigobileyo ezinamacekethelo ajijekileyo.
Yayiyintoni i-tulip craze?
I-tulips yokuqala yafika eHolland kuphela emva konyaka we-1500. Kuphela ngabantu abacebileyo ababenayo imali. Okokuqala, batshintshiselana ngeebhalbhu ze-tulip kunye nomnye. Kamva bacela imali. Iintlobo ezikhethekileyo nazo zinamagama akhethekileyo, umzekelo, "Admiral" okanye "General".
Abantu abaninzi baye baphambana malunga neetulips kunye neeglowubhu zazo. Ngenxa yoko, amaxabiso enyuka ngokukhawuleza. Eyona ndawo yayiphezulu yayingomnyaka ka 1637. Amatswele amathathu olona hlobo lubiza kakhulu lwalukhe lwathengiswa nge30,000 guilders. Ngewuthenge ezona zindlu zintathu zibiza kakhulu eAmsterdam ngaloo nto. Okanye ukubeka ngenye indlela: amadoda angama-200 kwakuza kufuneka asebenze unyaka wonke ukuze afumane le mali.
Noko ke, kungekudala emva koko, la maxabiso ehla. Abantu abaninzi baba lihlwempu ngenxa yokuba babehlawule imali eninzi kakhulu ukuze bafumane iiglowubhu zabo zetulip kodwa babengenakuze bazithengise ngaloo mali. Ngoko ke ukubheja kwakho kumaxabiso aphezulu akusebenzanga.
Besele kukho imizekelo yempahla ebiza kakhulu nangaphezulu. Esinye isizathu soku yayikukuba abantu babethenga ezo mpahla ngethemba lokuba babenokuzithengisa ngexabiso eliphezulu. Oku kubizwa ngokuba “yintelekelelo”. Xa ithe yagqithisa ngolo hlobo, ibizwa ngokuba “liqamza”.
Kukho iinkcazo ezininzi namhlanje malunga nokuba kutheni amaxabiso e-tulip ehla ngokukhawuleza. Izazinzulu ziyavuma ukuba iqamza eliqikelelwayo lagqabhuka apha okokuqala ezimbalini kwaye lonakalise abantu abaninzi. Oku kwaba yinguqu kwimbali yoqoqosho.