Scientific Name:	Impatiens capensis
Pronunciation:	im-PAY-shunz kuh-PEN-sis
Common Name:	jewelweed , orange balsam
Family Name:	Balsaminaceae
Plant Type:	Invasive plant, Annual
Key ID Features:	Leaves ovate to 8 cm long with toothed margins; flowers orange to orange-yellow, 2-3 cm long; fruit capsules elongate and burst open when touched if ripe.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: North America Hardiness Rating: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Bog, Humus rich Water Use: High Landscape Uses: Attract birds, Attract butterflies Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Rounded Margins: Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Flowers solitary Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): White, Pink, Purple Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Jul, Oct Additional Info: Dehiscent

Bark or Stem Colour: Green     Organ Modifications: Succulent stems

Propagation:	Seed
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium maintenance plant
Other:	Remove developing fruit to help control spread
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant

Location(s): (FSC) Far South Campus Location Map

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