>Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:02:21
>From: Ron Rovansek
>Subject: planting jewelweed

>Susan,
>Both spotted and pale jewelweed (impatiens
capensis and impatiens pallida)
are annuals. This means that they must be planted in
the spring, because the
plants live only a single season. In northern climates,
like zone 7 and colder, you could scatter the seeds in the fall and let them sprout when spring
arrives, but Houston might not have enough winter cold to
stop them from sprouting
during a winter warm spell them being killed by a cold
snap, so I'd wait until spring.
>
>If you have wild jewelweed nearby you can
collect seed now or transplant the
>abundant seedlings in the spring. In a wild stand
of jewelweed there are always far more seedlings in the spring than there is space for them to mature, so removing some won't impact the natural stand at all.
>
>Ron Rovansek
>Easton, PA, where both jewelweeds are common
>
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>
>Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 16:56:49 -0500
>From: Susan Orwig <sorwig@FLASH.NET>
>Subject: Re: jewelweed and salvias
>
>I have seeds from both pale and spotted
jewelweed that I ordered from
>Prairie Moon. When is the best time to plant them
here in Houston? Any
>tips on preparing the seeds for planting?

>Susan Orwig
>Houston, Tx

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 16:15:11 -0500
Reply-To: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast <HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast <HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Jewel weed
To: HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu
Bcc: najames@lsu.edu

Ann,

The nursery below has jewelweed seeds and are very helpful. .

http://www.prairiemoonnursery.com/

Susan Orwig
Houston, Tx

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From: "Ann McAllister" <annmca@BELLSOUTH.NET>
To: <HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 10:47 AM
Subject: [HUMNET-L] Jewel weed

> Of course I am already obsessing about what I can plant this fall in my> light challenged, small (since that has been a topic 60x100) lot. I had
a little while to read yesterday afternoon, and reopened Nancy's gardening for hummers book. I was reminded of Jewel weed ( impatiens capensis) and decided that it might just do wonderfully in one place in my yard. So I confidently searched for online sources of wildflower seeds, but
could not find a single source. What is the deal? Why isn't this wonderful flower seed sold.
>
> So I am left to gather it in the wild. When is the best time to go
> a'gathering? What is the best habitat for the orange variety? Or does any one have any to share? I will be happy to supply postage and envelope, etc.
>
> Ann McAllister
> Pine Lake, GA (near Atlanta)

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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:43:24 -0400
Reply-To: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast <HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast <HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Jewel weed
To: HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu

Nancy,

       Jewelweed did well in my yard for two seasons as long as I gave often supplemental waterings after early June. However, most plants situated in over 3 hours or so of direct sun or afternoon sun died or performed very poorly thereafter  as the daily temps climbed. This is probably a bad time to get them started (at least in our area) as the young plants are tender.  I have never had any experience with it being a perennial but I did use leaves to mulch at the base of the plants. I thought it was annual only- but always glad to learn something new. I collected seedlings when they were 2" to 6" in early/mid- April and never
noticed plants coming back from the root in those areas. I started with just a very few of plants collected here and there in various areas in Caddo Par. where they were abundant. Here locally, I've found them growing only in shady/dappled shade areas with good sand content and constant moisture such as ! seeps at the base of bluffs, etc.. I have never found them growing in the flat areas around the Red River but that's just personal observation. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever found them in Bossier Par. but they probably occur.  I had both the speckled orange capensis and yellow pallida but the hummers chose capensis hands
down. The first dipersals in June guarded patches fiercely.
again for my bottle collection as well.

cheers,

Terry
Bossier City in NW La.

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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 16:34:12 -0400
Reply-To: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast <HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast <HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu>
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] Jewel weed
To: HUMNET-L@listserv.lsu.edu

Hi Humnet,

> Jewelweed did well in my yard for two seasons as long as I gave
> often supplemental waterings after early June. However, most plants
> situated in over 3 hours or so of direct sun or afternoon sun died or
> performed very poorly thereafter as the daily temps climbed. This is
> probably a bad time to get them started (at least in our area) as the
> young plants are tender. I have never had any experience with it being a
> perennial but I did use leaves to mulch at the base of the plants. I
> thought it was annual only- but always glad to learn something new. I
> collected seedlings when they were 2" to 6" in early/mid- April and never
> noticed plants coming back from the root in those areas.

Four(?) years ago in spring I too dug up some Jewelweed seedlings of the
orange persuasion from the woods behind us and brought them into our
garden, planting them in shade. They grew, flowered, and cast seed
freely. They grow best in the shade and struggle along in the
sunlight. Here Jewelweed is an annual. Since the first planting, the
Jewelweed patch has grown by leaps and bounds, with the current patch
measuring about 150 sq. ft. Jewelweed's alias of Touch-me-not is very
appropriate, for when I've attempted to gather seed to share I have to be
careful not to rattle them too much or the seed pod will zing seed all over
the place before I can collect it.

The best way I've found to share Jewelweed is to leave some pots full of
potting soil sit in the Jewelweed patch before the plants go to seed. The
seed zings into the pots and the following spring I've got already potted
up Jewelweed plants to share.

Good friend Mary Martin, of winter-Rufous-hums-in-these-parts fame, visited
today and I sent her home with several plants, including a Jewelweed that
was about 3-4' high.

BTW, one of my sons is very allergic to Poison Ivy. If he catches the
Poison Ivy early enough he crushes up Jewelweed leaves and rubs them on the
spot. It helps.

Lori Markoff
Vienna, VA
USDA zone 7/6, Sunset zone 32
canyon.eagle@verizon.net