Pale Jewelweed

Also known as Yellow Jewelweed, Pale Touch-Me-Not, Yellow Touch-Me-Not

Pale jewelweed thrives in damp, dappled woodlands and stream banks across eastern North America, forming dense colonies of succulent, translucent green stems. Its pale yellow, pouch-shaped blossoms dangle gracefully beneath broad leaves and feature a short, bent nectar spur tailored for long-tongued bumblebees and visiting hummingbirds. Mature seed capsules build mechanical tension until the gentlest disturbance causes them to rupture explosively, catapulting seeds several meters from the parent plant.