2006 Photograph, Orange Jewelweed, Common Jewelweed, Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, Jewelweed, or Orange Balsam (Impatiens capensis, Balsam Family, Balsaminaceae), Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia, © 2020.
This photo shows why the Jewelweed is called thus: Early morning dew beads up on the plant's leaves and sparkles. |