Scientific Name:

Impatiens capensis

Common Name:

Jewelweed

Scientific Name Pronounciation:

im-PAY-shens ka-PEN-sis

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Hardiness Zones:

2-11

Plant Hardiness Zone(s):

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

Usual Size:

2-5'

Flower:

Bilaterally symmetrical, orange and red speckled bloom

Bloom Time Notes:

Blooms from late Spring through Fall

Leaf:

Lanceolate bright green leaves with regular scalloped margins

Fruit:

Distinctive greed, pod like capsule that explodes upon contact releasing small rounded seeds

Wildlife:

Flowers visited by hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators

Natural Habitat:

Shaded wetlands and wooded areas

Propagation:

Seed

Bloom Time:

  • Summer
  • Fall

Sun or Shade:

  • Sun
  • Shade

Companion Plants:

Cardinal flower, Button bush, Scarlet hibiscus, Seashore mallow

Cultural Notes:

Pale jewelweed, impatiens pallida, is native to Georgia.  Pale jewelweed is yellow or (rarely) cream and prefers limestone sites.

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