Kapulu melemele

Lily wai melemele a i ʻole lilia wai melemele, inoa ʻepekema Nuphar lutea. ʻO kahi mea kanu maʻamau no nā kino wai he nui o ka ʻāina maʻamau o ʻEulopa a me ʻAmelika ʻĀkau (i lawe ʻia me ke ʻano hana). Hoʻokumu i nā ululāʻau nui ma nā kahawai, nā loko a me nā kahawai kahe mālie, ʻike pinepine ʻia ma nā loko.

Ma muli o kona nui, ʻaʻole hoʻohana ʻia i loko o nā aquarium. Hoʻokumu ka lilia wai i kahi petiole lōʻihi, e hohola ana mai nā aʻa ikaika nui a hiki i ka ʻili. ʻO nā lau kolo ma luna o ka wai ua pōʻai i nā papa me ke anawaena a hiki i 40 cm ʻeleʻele'ōʻeleʻele nā waihoʻoluʻu a he ʻano mokupuni lana no nā holoholona o ka ʻāina. He ʻokoʻa ka lau o lalo o ka wai - ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi a me ka nalu. I ka wā mahana, ulu nā mea nui ma ka ʻili (e pili ana i 6 cm ke anawaena) keʻokeʻo ʻalani pua.

Ke ulu nei ka Yellow Water Lily i loko o ka aquarium nui a i ʻole ka loko iʻa, pono ʻole ka mālama ʻana. Ua lawa ia e hoʻololi mau i kahi hapa o ka wai me ka wai hou. Hoʻopili kūpono i nā kūlana like ʻole a hiki ke ʻae i nā loli wela nui. I loko o nā loko o hope, hiki iā ia ke hoʻoilo maʻalahi inā ʻaʻole maloʻo ka wai i lalo.