trefle.io · Taken Aug 7, 2021 by Mary Cook (cc-by-sa)
Balsaminaceae
Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
Also known as Impatiens maculata, Impatiens capensis f. albiflora, Impatiens biflora f. biflora, Spotted touch-me-not
Native Plants · Jewelweed · Native Wildflower · Shade Plant · Hummingbird Plant · Moist Soil · Woodland · Impatiens · Pollinator · Medicinal · Orange Flowers
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) is a fast-growing native wildflower that thrives in moist, shaded to partly shaded spots such as stream banks, woodland edges, and rain gardens. Keep the soil consistently moist, as this plant wilts quickly in dry conditions. Its bright orange flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds and pollinators, and the sap is traditionally used to soothe poison ivy rashes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water consistently to keep soil evenly moist; does not tolerate drought · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.4–7.4
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Belgium, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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