Spotted Touch-Me-Not

Also known as Jewelweed, this readily self-seeding annual grows 2 to 5 feet tall on weak stems, and is best grown in naturalized clumps or allowed to self-seed in wilder areas. It produces small, orange flowers that bloom throughout the summer and fall, and seed pods that "pop" when touched (the closely related Impatiens pallida, Pale Touch-Me-Not, has yellow flowers). This plant grows best in medium to wet soils, and is highly attractive to hummingbirds that rely on the flowers' nectar during fall migration.