Wildflower - Jewelweed

Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) is an annual plant native to North America. Jewelweed prefers damp areas and is common in bottomland, ditches, and along creeks.



Jewelweed flowers are golden-orange with red splotches. Each flower is about an inch long.



The sap of jewelweed can be used used to relieve itching from Poison Ivy rashes.