Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

July 5, 2007

Jewelweed

  Jewelweed

     I saw my first jewelweed bud of the year yesterday on the Celery Farm butterfly walk, and that is great news.

   Jewelweed just might be my favorite plant  — for many reasons.

    It is beautiful.

    It is native.

    It is abundant in the Celery Farm.

    It is loved by hummingbirds.

    It is said to be an antidote for poison ivy and a nice ointment for any skin rashes.

    And the seed pods "pop" when touched — hence the other nicknames for jewelweed, "poppers" and "touch-me-not."

    For more info, "Google" jewelweed. This Wikipedia entry is a good place to start.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewelweed

 

2 comments

  • KT
    19 years ago Reply

    I was in Allendale for the 4th and found some jewelweed pods that were already poppable! So I spent a while on the far edge of the CF popping jewelweed. So much fun!
    I don’t ever remember popping them before Fall in the past, but up in Massachusetts there are some ready to pop as well.

  • Vern
    19 years ago Reply

    In the fall when the Jewelweed abounds on the Big Spring is when I see most of my hummingbirds for the year. As you say they love it and is a migrating hummer magnet/
    Vern

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2 comments

  • KT
    19 years ago Reply

    I was in Allendale for the 4th and found some jewelweed pods that were already poppable! So I spent a while on the far edge of the CF popping jewelweed. So much fun!
    I don’t ever remember popping them before Fall in the past, but up in Massachusetts there are some ready to pop as well.

  • Vern
    19 years ago Reply

    In the fall when the Jewelweed abounds on the Big Spring is when I see most of my hummingbirds for the year. As you say they love it and is a migrating hummer magnet/
    Vern

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