Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Spotted Touch-me-not Seeds and Plants 
(im-PAY-shuns  ka-PEN-sis)
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Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Spotted Touch-me-not seed pod & flower photo by cj

For other flowers visit the wildflower seed list , to order copy the orderform or 
email questions, comments, and orders to john@easywildflowers.com  

     Impatiens capensis Touch-Me-Nots or Jewelweed plants in 6 packs (6 plants) $15.00 per 6-pack plus boxing and UPS shipping. These plants will mature and bloom this summer/fall producing a large number of seeds that will grow many new plants for the next season.  
     Please contact us by email with your address/zip code for the shipping cost on potted plants. 
  Jewelweed plants are ready NOW but will only be available for a short time, please order as soon as possible.   They grow quickly and will soon be too tall to ship.
Jewelweed plants available in 6-packs for $15.00 (6 plants for $15.00) plus Boxing/Shipping 

We accept payment by check or money order & through the PayPal website, please email for UPS shipping cost on potted plants

   Impatiens capensis, common name Jewelweed or Spotted Touch-me-not, flowers are about 1 & 1/4 inch long, fruits are 1 inch long slender capsules that split and propel the seeds when touched giving it the name touch-me-not.  Dew often gathers in glistening drops on  spotted Touch-me-not flowers giving rise to it's other common name Jewelweed.  Liquid squeezed from the stems of Impatiens capensis is used to relieve the burning sensation of stinging nettle and for treatment of poison ivy. 

    Plant Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Spotted Touch-me-not potted plants in the spring in rich moist soil in sun or shade.  One plant blooming this year will naturally reseed a small bed producing a large number of plants next year.  The delightful flowers of Jewelweed are natural feeders for visiting hummingbirds.

    Native Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Spotted Touch-me-not plan grows in moist low woods, bases of bluffs, and stream banks over the Midwest and eastern US.  Impatiens capensis seeds need light to germinate, plant seeds on or near the soil surface and keep moist.  Four weeks cool stratification may improve germination.  Fresh seeds dropped on a moist flowerbed in late fall will need little care germinating in early spring and blooming in late summer/fall.

The map below shows areas where native Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Spotted Touch-me-not plants grow wild, it can be planted and will grow over a much larger area.  Touch-me-not family (Balsiminaceae)

Use the chart below for shipping charges on Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Spotted Touch-me-not plan flower seeds, to order copy the order form or email questions, comments & orders to john@easywildflowers.com 

Please contact us by email with your address/zip code for shipping charges & availability on Jewelweed Touch-me-not potted plants

We accept payment by check, money order, and through Paypal

The minimum seed order amount is $10, this can be a combination of different seeds.

Sold out of jewelweed seeds, jewelweed plants are available only during spring

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Impatiens capensis Orange Jewelweed Spotted Touch-me-not plan Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.