Impatiens capensis, Orange jewelweed, also known as touch-me-nots. A lovely native annual, and a favorite food of hummingbirds. They are known as touch-me-nots because their seed pods explode when ripe. The sap from the stems is a great treatment for stinging nettles.
“Hummingbirds are said to follow this plant’s blooming from north to south in late summer through fall. [*Birds of North America*](https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home) (Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2004) reports that hummingbirds’ overland migration is “nearly synchronous with peak flowering of *Impatiens capensis*, suggesting this flower is an important nectar source during this time, and may influence the timing of migration.”
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impatiens capensis, aka jewel weed
Impatiens capensis, Orange jewelweed, also known as touch-me-nots. A lovely native annual, and a favorite food of hummingbirds. They are known as touch-me-nots because their seed pods explode when ripe. The sap from the stems is a great treatment for stinging nettles.
From here: [https://northerngardener.org/plant-profile-spotted-jewelweed/](https://northerngardener.org/plant-profile-spotted-jewelweed/)
“Hummingbirds are said to follow this plant’s blooming from north to south in late summer through fall. [*Birds of North America*](https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/home) (Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2004) reports that hummingbirds’ overland migration is “nearly synchronous with peak flowering of *Impatiens capensis*, suggesting this flower is an important nectar source during this time, and may influence the timing of migration.”
A very important plant for hummingbirds.