Impatiens biflora
Family | Touch-Me-Not (Balsaminaceae) |
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Bloom | Summer |
Habitat | Wet, shade, wetlands, streams, lakes |
Status | Native |
Cycle | Annual |
Height | 3-5′ |
Flower | Flowers are dangling, single orange blossoms with reddish brown spots. Each flower has a large open mouth that leads to a long thin sharp-curved tube. Flowers are about 1″ long. |
Leaf | Leaves are egg-shaped with rounded teeth on the margins. |
Notes | Stems are smooth and succulent with many branches, which exude a watery sap if broken. The sap can sooth the sting of Poison Ivy or nettles. Mature seed pods burst suddenly when touched. This is an important nectar plant for hummingbirds. |