Touch-me-not, also known as jewelweed, has seeds just waiting to jump. But is it really a weed? A few weeks ago I wrote about the floating seeds of water lilies, and today I want to share with you an ...

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 ...