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 ...

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 ...

As a member of the balsam family, jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) is related to the colorful impatiens garden centers sell in hanging baskets. Since jewelweed grows up to 5 feet tall, it's seldom ...

I previously indicated I would write only about "critters," avoiding plants after misidentifying phlox in an earlier column. However, even though today's column is about plants, I will say its focus ...

Related to our cultivated impatiens, pale touch-me-not is considered by some people to be a weed, by others to be a wildflower. (Lee Reich) At a recent dinner party, my host launched into a monologue ...