I’ve been thinking a lot about jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) after learning that its nectar is a favorite food for migrating ruby-throated hummingbirds. The timing of the southerly migration of ...

Jewelweed is an annual plant that comes up from seed every year in the early spring. Seeds are formed in capsules that mature in late summer to early fall, about 35 days after pollination.

The whole Impatiens genus highlights how arbitrary we can be in our judgment of plants. Continue reading at realestate.boston.com.

There’s lots along the creek in our valley, but I wanted to get some started closer to the house. It grows easily from seed, but I found gathering them isn’t that easy.

Nearly all of the Northland wild flowers of summer are perennials and last for many years. It is likely that a patch of roadside plants that now are in bloom, such as the goldenrods and milkweeds ...

However, even though today's column is about plants, I will say its focus is on the educational value this one provides. 99¢/month for 3 months SUBSCRIBE NOW! Show Search.

The common name jewelweed probably refers to the way water beads up on its leaves. Some maintain, however, that this designation refers to the plant’s robin-egg blue seeds.

The common name jewelweed probably refers to the way water beads up on its leaves. Some maintain, however, that this designation refers to the plant’s robin-egg blue seeds.

Something like a peapod will open up and release its seeds when ripe. Jewelweed, on the other hand, doesn't just open; instead it opens explosively, shooting its seeds into the air.

Or perhaps, the jewelweed moniker comes from the bright orange, jewel-toned, flowers that light up many a wetland. Its other common name, touch-me-not, comes from its seed pods; this is where the ...