La I-Euphorbia meloformis kuyisitshalo esihle kulabo abafuna ukutshala uhlobo oluhle lwamabhodwe. Akuthathi isikhala esiningi, futhi futhi akunzima ukusigcina; Empeleni, ilungele abaqalayo.
Ngakho-ke uma ungathanda ukuqala kahle emhlabeni wama-succulents angenawo ama-cacti, abizwa nangokuthi izitshalo ezinomsoco, unganqikazi: thola eyodwa I-Euphorbia meloformis futhi ulandele izeluleko zethu. 
Kanjani?
I-Euphorbia meloformis kuyisitshalo esimuncu esingena-cactus esidabuka e-Afrika; ikakhulukazi, itholakala eduze koMfula iZwatkops (enyakatho-ntshonalanga yePort Elizabeth), endaweni yaseGrahamstown nasenyakatho yePeddie.
Kwakha isiqu esiyindilinga esinezimbambo eziyi-8 kuya kwezingu-12 ezingenamaphiko. Ilinganisa cishe u-4-5cm ububanzi ize ifike ku-6-7cm ukuphakama. Izimbali zivela kuma-peduncles amade (izingongolo zembali) ezizothamba nazo.
Yisitshalo esidala ubuthi, okusho ukuthi kunezinhlobo zezinhlobo zabesifazane nabesilisa.
Ziyini izinkathazo zabo?
I-Euphorbia meloformis subsp valida
La I-Euphorbia meloformis Kuyisitshalo esilula kakhulu ukusinakekela: sizosibeka ngaphandle, endaweni lapho sithola ukukhanya okuningi kwemvelo (singasinika ilanga ngqo uma sikujwayele) sizosebenzisa izimbiza ezibanzi kunokujula ukuze ikhule kahle. I-substrate ongayikhetha kufanele ihambise amanzi, ngakho-ke kunconywa ukuthi kusetshenziswe i-pumice noma isihlabathi somfula esasigezwe ngaphambili.
Uma sikhuluma ngokunisela, kufanele kube ngokulinganisela. Ezinyangeni ezifudumele zonyaka sizonisela kanye noma kabili ngeviki, futhi unyaka wonke njalo ezinsukwini eziyi-10-15. Ebusika kufanele unisele kakhulu: kanye njalo ezinsukwini ezingama-20-25.
Ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo kuze kube sekupheleni kwehlobo kufanele livundiswe ngamanyolo ketshezi we-cacti namanye ama-succulent, ngokulandela izinkomba ezichazwe kupakethe yomkhiqizo.
Es ukuzwela emakhazeni, kepha ingatshalwa unyaka wonke ngaphandle uma izinga lokushisa lingehli ngaphansi kuka -2ºC.
Ingabe usithandile lesi sihloko? Uma kunjalo, ungangabazi ukwabelana ngakho ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. 