hi all,

I live in Maryland, Z7. My husband and I saw a shrub, wild, in our back
yard that is lovely. We collected some seeds and then started seeing them
everyhwere. I do not have a digital camera so I can only describe them to
the best of my ability.

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard orchids bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5" in length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4 feet high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when touched. The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana but curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.

They grow wild in the northern/central part of maryland.

Anyone have a clue as to what they are?

Thanks in advance,
Trai

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On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 00:00:54 -0400, "Matt & Trai Rathsack"
wrote:

hi all,

I live in Maryland, Z7. My husband and I saw a shrub, wild, in our back
yard that is lovely. We collected some seeds and then started seeing them
everyhwere. I do not have a digital camera so I can only describe them to
the best of my ability.

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard orchids bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5" in length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4 feet high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when touched. The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana but curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.

They grow wild in the northern/central part of maryland.

Anyone have a clue as to what they are?

Thanks in advance,
Trai


http://www.botany.com/impatiens.html

sound like these?


--

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

Matt & Trai Rathsack wrote:

hi all,

I live in Maryland, Z7. My husband and I saw a shrub, wild, in our back
yard that is lovely. We collected some seeds and then started seeing them
everyhwere. I do not have a digital camera so I can only describe them to
the best of my ability.

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard orchids bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5" in length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4 feet high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when touched. The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana but curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.

They grow wild in the northern/central part of maryland.

Anyone have a clue as to what they are?

Thanks in advance,
Trai



Spotted touch-me-not?

http://mattandodile.com/pinebush/19A...uch_me_not.jpg
This picture was taken in Albany, NY.

-matt

In article , "Matt & Trai Rathsack"
writes:

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard orchids bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5" in length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4 feet high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when touched. The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana but curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.


Jewelweed or Touch me not
Impatiens capensis

In article ,
(MLEBLANCA) wrote:

In article , "Matt & Trai Rathsack"
writes:

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard orchids bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5" in length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4 feet high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when touched. The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana but curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.


Jewelweed or Touch me not
Impatiens capensis

Yep. If you have stinging nettle, rubbing a leaf from jewelweed on the sting
will make it stop stinging. The plants usually grow near each other.

Jan

"Jan Flora" wrote in message
...
In article ,
(MLEBLANCA) wrote:

In article , "Matt & Trai Rathsack"
writes:

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard orchids
bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5" in
length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4 feet
high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when touched.
The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana but
curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.


Jewelweed or Touch me not
Impatiens capensis

Yep. If you have stinging nettle, rubbing a leaf from jewelweed on the
sting
will make it stop stinging. The plants usually grow near each other.

Jan
Also found near poison ivy and is an antidote for the itch when crushed and
rubbed.
Warning about these plants - they are highly invasive and you will likely
curse the day you brought them into your yard!!! Take it from one who also
thought they were very pretty flowers once. Now every spring I am still
pulling out thousands of little jewelweed seedlings!! A few always manage to
go unnoticed growing among other plants. And they will grow anywhere even in
the darkest spots in your garden. Tina

"Charles" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 00:00:54 -0400, "Matt & Trai Rathsack"
wrote:

hi all,

I live in Maryland, Z7. My husband and I saw a shrub, wild, in our back
yard that is lovely. We collected some seeds and then started seeing them
everyhwere. I do not have a digital camera so I can only describe them
to
the best of my ability.

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard orchids
bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5" in
length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4 feet
high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when touched.
The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana but
curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.

They grow wild in the northern/central part of maryland.

Anyone have a clue as to what they are?

Thanks in advance,
Trai


http://www.botany.com/impatiens.html

sound like these?


--

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

THOSE ARE THE ONES! Thanks!! We love them, but I think they are weeds. or
weedy...at any rate they are very pretty aren't they?

trai

"Jan Flora" wrote in message
...
In article ,
(MLEBLANCA) wrote:

In article , "Matt & Trai Rathsack"
Jewelweed or Touch me not
Impatiens capensis

Yep. If you have stinging nettle, rubbing a leaf from jewelweed on the
sting
will make it stop stinging. The plants usually grow near each other.

Jan

Interesting Jan, because we do indeed have stinging nettles. My daughter
hopped on one last year and told me "fireant plants' had bitten her...lol.

That's a great peice of advice, thanks!
Trai

"Tina Gibson" wrote in message
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"Jan Flora" wrote in message

...
In article ,
(MLEBLANCA) wrote:

In article , "Matt & Trai Rathsack"
writes:

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard
orchids
bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5" in
length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4 feet
high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that
the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when touched.
The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana but
curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.


Jewelweed or Touch me not
Impatiens capensis

Yep. If you have stinging nettle, rubbing a leaf from jewelweed on the
sting
will make it stop stinging. The plants usually grow near each other.

Jan
Also found near poison ivy and is an antidote for the itch when crushed
and
rubbed.
Warning about these plants - they are highly invasive and you will likely
curse the day you brought them into your yard!!! Take it from one who also
thought they were very pretty flowers once. Now every spring I am still
pulling out thousands of little jewelweed seedlings!! A few always manage
to
go unnoticed growing among other plants. And they will grow anywhere even
in
the darkest spots in your garden. Tina

Hm, well, I'll have to note that in my garden book. I have them growing
wild in the back, next to the park our property runs adjacent to.
interesting. What is the chemicla in the leaf that breaks down the poisons?

trai

"Matt & Trai Rathsack" wrote in message
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"Tina Gibson" wrote in message
news:sadfb.10224$6C4.1441@pd7tw1no...

"Jan Flora" wrote in message


...
In article ,
(MLEBLANCA) wrote:

In article , "Matt & Trai Rathsack"
writes:

They are yellow with orange flecks, shaped a bit like standard
orchids
bred
with pitcher plants at a minute size. They are approximately .5"
in
length
and have a tail. The shrub grows in great round clumps, about 4
feet
high
and 4 feet in width. The most interesting thing about them is that
the
fruit they produce is about .5" in lenght adn are colored a bit ike
a
watermelon without the light yellow, and they "explode" when
touched.
The
pod is striated, and the individual parts peel back like a banana
but
curl
under. The seeds are small and brown.


Jewelweed or Touch me not
Impatiens capensis

Yep. If you have stinging nettle, rubbing a leaf from jewelweed on
the
sting
will make it stop stinging. The plants usually grow near each other.

Jan
Also found near poison ivy and is an antidote for the itch when crushed
and
rubbed.
Warning about these plants - they are highly invasive and you will
likely
curse the day you brought them into your yard!!! Take it from one who
also
thought they were very pretty flowers once. Now every spring I am still
pulling out thousands of little jewelweed seedlings!! A few always
manage
to
go unnoticed growing among other plants. And they will grow anywhere
even
in
the darkest spots in your garden. Tina

Hm, well, I'll have to note that in my garden book. I have them growing
wild in the back, next to the park our property runs adjacent to.
interesting. What is the chemicla in the leaf that breaks down the
poisons?

trai

Honestly don't know, probably have read it but never really payed
attention - I may just google it though. There is lots on the net about it.
Apparently work good on insect bites as well - wasps, bees, other 'hurting
kind'. But just about any crushed plant will do as well. I'm guessing some
kind of flavenoid..

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Hm, well, I'll have to note that in my garden book. I have them growing
wild in the back, next to the park our property runs adjacent to.
interesting. What is the chemicla in the leaf that breaks down the
poisons?

trai

Honestly don't know, probably have read it but never really payed
attention - I may just google it though. There is lots on the net about
it.
Apparently work good on insect bites as well - wasps, bees, other 'hurting
kind'. But just about any crushed plant will do as well. I'm guessing some
kind of flavenoid..


Well, maybe I'll email a botonist on that one. Very interesting. I might
just have to go out and get stung to find out if it works...hopefully I
won't develop a deadly allergy suddenly to bees....but it would be
interesting to find out if different plants do indeed stop the sting. Do
the crushed leaves need to be wetted with anything?

trai

"Matt & Trai Rathsack" wrote in message
...
(snip of increasingly long previous post...)

Hm, well, I'll have to note that in my garden book. I have them
growing
wild in the back, next to the park our property runs adjacent to.
interesting. What is the chemicla in the leaf that breaks down the
poisons?

trai

Honestly don't know, probably have read it but never really payed
attention - I may just google it though. There is lots on the net about
it.
Apparently work good on insect bites as well - wasps, bees, other
'hurting
kind'. But just about any crushed plant will do as well. I'm guessing
some
kind of flavenoid..


Well, maybe I'll email a botonist on that one. Very interesting. I might
just have to go out and get stung to find out if it works...hopefully I
won't develop a deadly allergy suddenly to bees....but it would be
interesting to find out if different plants do indeed stop the sting. Do
the crushed leaves need to be wetted with anything?

trai


not if they are crushed fresh, plenty of water in the leaves for wetting.
There are indeed many wild plants that contain chemicals that help us
heal......and take away pain, willow bark is the prime example..
Tina

"........... Apparently work good on insect bites as well - wasps, bees,
other 'hurting kind'. But just about any crushed plant will do as well. I'm
guessing some
kind of flavenoid........."

Well in the UK it's Dock leaves for nettle stings, also you can use Sorrel,
Which is actually better as it has more sap in the leaves.
The sap from the leaves contain an anti histamine so act on the sting
chemicaly, also the coolness of the crushed leaf is also soothing.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk