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Plant Details

Impatiens capensis [=Impatiens biflora]

Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not, Spotted Touch-me-not

Scientific Name:	Impatiens capensis [=Impatiens biflora]
Genus:	Impatiens
Species Epithet:	capensis
Common Name:	Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not, Spotted Touch-me-not
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Annual (Herbs Only)
Plant Family	Balsaminaceae (Touch-Me-Not Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Orange
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Moist forests, bottomlands, cove forests, streambanks, bogs. Common and widespread statewide, though uncommon in most eastern coastal counties.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Annual (Herbs Only)
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Seed capsules explosively dehisce, flinging the seeds far and wide.
Orange-colored flowers and buds Macon County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Side view of flower showing trumpet-like shape Macon County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Jewelweed has oval, bluish-green leaves with crenate margins. The leaves are alternately arranged on the somewhat translucent stem. Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
The flowers have three sepals with the lower one extended backward as a spur and five petals of unequal size. The flowers grow in small axillary clusters each dangling on its own slender pedicel. Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record