In a previous post I described a wildflower I was trying to identify. After some poking around online, and extensive keyword searching using the Google Image search, I have identified the mysterious plant!

It's called Jewelweed, sometimes called spotted jewelweed or orange jewelweed. There's lots of information about it on Wikipedia.

It's funny how you can find tons of information on something, as long as you know what it's called!

You might ask, "So what keyword combination finally helped you identify the plant?" (Okay, you probably wouldn't ask that unless you're a librarian or spend way too much time online... But I'll tell you anyway!) I finally found an image after searching for:
"wildflower yellow orange spotted."

Voila!

Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)

Weed, Wildflower, or Wonder?

Out along our street-side hill there's a bunch of bushes, weeds, and wildflowers. There's one particular plant that appears this time every year and I'm not sure what it is. Is it a lovely wildflower, an invasive weed, or yikes... poisonous? Do you know what it is?

The flowers range from yellow to orange and are tubular in shape. Perfect for hummingbirds or butterflies, I would think...


They also have these delicate little spots...

If you know what it is, please leave me a comment! Thanks!