Yellow Jewelweed

August 14, 2025

I’m used to seeing the very common Orange Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), but up here in the mountains I also find Yellow Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida).

And on occasion I even see the white form of Yellow Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida forma speciosa).

Mother Nature is enchanting.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

3 thoughts on “Yellow Jewelweed”

  1. Those are very pretty flowers. I’ll keep my eyes open and hopefully, I can find a few up here in the northeast Georgia mountains. Always a pleasure to read your daily blogs.

    1. Hi Diane! A hint for your search, these plants enjoy moist, somewhat shady areas. I’m surprised that they are annuals but they self-seed and seem to do it quite successfully! I hope you find some.

      So very glad you read my posts.
      Bren

  2. Hi Bren, I used to have the orange variety in CT and often I would find poison ivy nearby. The jewelweed was used as a antidote.

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