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Touch-me-not Balsam

Impatiens noli-tangere

Touch-me-not Balsam is a fun flower that loves to grow in shady places. When you touch its ripe seed pods, they pop open and scatter seeds everywhere, which is super exciting!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Touch-me-not Balsam has delicate, nodding yellow or orange-yellow flowers often speckled with red-brown dots. Its stems are juicy and somewhat translucent, contrasting with oval, bright green leaves with toothed edges.

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Touch-me-not Balsam
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Touch-me-not Balsam

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Droplets of morning dew sparkle like jewels on its leaves!

Its scientific name means "do not touch," for its bursting seed pods!

Some flowers never fully open, but still create seeds!

The stems are so clear you can sometimes see liquid inside them!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Explosive Seeds

Touch-me-not Balsam can launch its seeds far away by bursting its ripe seed pods, helping it spread to new places.

Fähigkeit

Water Magician

Touch-me-not Balsam has leaves that repel water, making dew drops bead up like jewels, which helps it stay clean.

Fähigkeit

See-Through Stems

Touch-me-not Balsam has stems that are almost clear, allowing sunlight to reach inner cells more easily to help it grow.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-120 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
2-4 cm
Blütezeit
Summer to early fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

White-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus lucorum

collects nectar and pollen from its flowers

eats

Spanish slug

Arion vulgaris

feeds on its leaves and tender stems

parasitizes

Jewelweed Leaf Miner

Phytomyza major

larvae tunnel through its leaves, weakening the plant

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar and pollen

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Jewelweed

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch the flowers too hard, so you don't hurt them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Touch-me-not Balsam?

30-120 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Touch-me-not Balsam?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Touch-me-not Balsam?

2-4 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Touch-me-not Balsam?

Summer to early fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Touch-me-not Balsam?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Touch-me-not Balsam?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Touch-me-not Balsam?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Touch-me-not Balsam?

Insekten

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