Kusuka emndenini ofanayo wezitshalo njenge-Jasmine, i-Osmanthus fragrans isihlahlana somdabu sase-Asia esikhiqiza izimbali ezigcwele izinhlanganisela eziyigugu ezivuthuzayo ezinamakha. Lesi sitshalo esinezimbali eziqhakaza entwasahlobo, ehlobo, nasekwindla futhi sisuka emazweni asempumalanga njengeChina. Ngokuhlobene nezimbali ze-lilac ne-jasmine, lezi zitshalo eziqhakazayo zingatshalwa emapulazini, kodwa zivame ukukhethwa lapho zenziwa zasendle. Imibala yezimbali zesitshalo se-Osmanthus ingase ihluke ukusuka kumathoni amhlophe-amhlophe ukuya kokubomvu kuya kokusawolintshi okusagolide futhi ingase ibizwe ngokuthi “umnqumo omnandi”.
Izinzuzo
I-Osmanthus ikhonjiswe ocwaningweni lomtholampilo ukunciphisa imizwa yokucindezeleka lapho ihogelwa. Inomphumela wokuzola nokuphumula emizweni. Uma uhlangabezana nezingqinamba ezinkulu, iphunga elimnandi lamafutha abalulekile e-Osmanthus lifana ncamashi nenkanyezi ekhanyisa umhlaba engaphakamisa umoya wakho! Njengamanye amafutha abalulekile ezimbali, amafutha abalulekile e-Osmanthus anezinzuzo ezinhle zokunakekelwa kwesikhumba lapho ekwazi khona ukwehlisa izimpawu zokuguga, enze isikhumba sikhanye futhi sibe nobulungisa.