Impatiens capensis/ I. pallida
Family
Balsaminaceae
Common Name(s)
Spotted touch-me-not/Pale touch-me-not (also known as jewel weed)
Synonyms
Impatiens biflora (capensis)
Flowering Time
July to early September
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign
Capsules dehisce (open) readily when touched
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates
September
Notes
In a greenhouse trial, failed to germinate after one cycle of cold stratification (Mabry and Mottl, personal observation).
Seed output low; no vegetative spread (an annual species) (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
Restricted to moist to mesic woods (Eilers and Roosa 1994).
Seed Cleaning
None required
Storage
Purchased dry seed resulted in no field germination (Mottl 2000)
Restoration Potential
Low