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Spurless touch-me-not

Impatiens ecornuta

Also called Spurless Jewelweed, Western Touch Me Not

Spurless touch-me-not
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0

Spurless touch-me-not is a small annual wildflower native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States and British Columbia, Canada, related to jewelweed. It grows best in cool, moist, partly shaded woodland-edge conditions.

Family
Balsaminaceae (Balsamin family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially during hot weather.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich woodland-type soil or a peat-based mix.
Temperature
10–22 °C; sensitive to heat and frost
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
SW. Canada to NW. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Impatiens ecornuta, the spurless touch-me-not or western touch-me-not, is an annual flowering plant native to the northwestern United States and British Columbia in Canada.

The name of the species was changed in 2012 as Impatiens ecalcarata was found to be nomen illegitimum.

Other Impatiens plants

Stemless Balsam · Impatiens arguta · Paleyellow touch-me-not · Impatiens auricoma · Balfour's touch-me-not · Spotted snapweed · Impatiens bicolor · Impatiens bokorensis · Jewelweed · Heart Leaf Balsam · Tree Dwelling Balsam · Impatiens denisonii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Impatiens ecornuta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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