trefle.io · Taken Aug 28, 2021 by K. Wemh. (cc-by-sa)
Balsaminaceae
Balsam
Impatiens noli-tangere
Also known as Garden balsam, Touch-me-not, Jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere f. pallescens
Native Plants · Wildflower · Woodland · Shade · Annual · Touch-Me-Not · Moisture-Loving · Native · Seed Pods · Yellow Flowers · Medicinal
Touch-me-not balsam is a charming woodland annual that thrives in cool, moist, shaded environments with humus-rich soil. Water consistently to maintain even moisture, as it wilts quickly in dry conditions. Its explosive seed pods and cheerful yellow flowers make it a delightful novelty plant for shaded garden borders or naturalised woodland settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; does not tolerate drying out between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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