Nearly all of the Northland wild flowers of summer are perennials and last for many years. It is likely that a patch of roadside plants that now are in bloom, such as the goldenrods and milkweeds, are ...

Jewelweed’s medicinal uses are well-known by many traditional cultures. You, too, can take advantage of this healing plant with this poison ivy soap recipe. And luckily, jewelweed identification is ...

I've written about jewelweed before. The common, rather innocuous, plant that grows in the wild looks like something a passer-by would just, well, pass by. It is a very interesting plant, however.

I’ve been thinking a lot about jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) after learning that its nectar is a favorite food for migrating ruby-throated hummingbirds. The timing of the southerly migration of ...

This is peak migration time for ruby-throated hummingbirds heading south to winter grounds in Mexico and Central America. Hummers that nested during the spring and summer as far north as Canada are ...

Jewelweed, or touch-me-not, is one of our more appealing and interesting common wildflowers. Many recognize the plant from the time it appears in early spring as a seedling on through the summertime ...

Looking at plants while on a nature walk can be like a treasure hunt. If you are in the right place, at the right time, you may come across a real gem of a plant called jewelweed. Jewelweed is one of ...

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