Everwilde Farms 25 Spotted Touch Me Not Flower Seeds, Resealable Mylar Packaging

Also known as Jewelweed, this native wildflower is valued for its legendary healing qualities. These unique orange flowers dangle from fragile stems, and the ripe seedpods explode upon touch. It is often found growing in wet areas in the wild and can be a little tricky to germinate. The first written record of this native American species comes from Dr. Nicolaas Meerburgh's rare mid-eighteenth century botanical work Pictures of Rare Plants, in which he described and illustrated then little-known species of plants. The genus name "Impatiens" comes from the plant's "impatient" habit of forcibly expelling its seeds from their pods. The species name "capensis" comes from the mistaken idea that this plant originated near the southernmost tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope. Because of its legendary healing qualities, this plant has a prominent place in folk medicine as a treatment for poison ivy, bug bites, rashes, and other skin complaints.