Orange Jewelweed / Orange Touch-Me-Not
(Impatiens capensis)
Height:
- 2 to 5 feet (usually shorter)
Bloom:
- May to September
Classification:
- Native
- Annual
Sun:
- Part shade to shade
Soil moisture:
- Moist to wet
Provides food for:
- Native bees (flowers)
- Honey bees (flowers)
- Butterflies (flowers)
- Hummingbirds (flowers, insects)
- Caterpillars (foliage)
- Quail (seeds)
- Songbirds (caterpillars and other insects)
Notes:
- Jewelweed sap has a long history of being used to reduce the itch of poison ivy and bug bites.
- When ripe the seeds will explode from the seed pod, often flying several feet through the air.
- Even a light breeze or a slight touch can cause the ripe seed pods to explode which is how it got the common name of orange touch-me-not.
- Will self-seed readily.
- Once established, orange jewelweed will easily maintain itself if allowed to go to seed.
Native Range:
