Common Name: Pale Jewelweed

Latin Name: Impatiens pallida

Height: 3-4 feet

Duration: Annual

Bloom Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: July - October

Water Use: Medium-Wet to Medium

Soil: Loamy to mucky

Light Requirement: Partial sun to moderate shade

Spreads via seeds, easily self-seeds

Host Plant: Obtuse Euchlaena moth, Pink-Legged Tiger Moth, White-Striped Black moth, Toothed Brown Carpet moth

Pollinators: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, bumblebees

Other Information: Seeds eaten by gamebirds and small mammals.   

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