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Impatiens capensis (I. biflora)Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES
Characteristics
Height: 1.5-5'
Flowers: May-Oct.; orange, yellow, white
Fruit: capsule
Conditions *
Light: 
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 5.4-7.4
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy
Habitat
moist ground of meadows, swamps, stream banks and open woods
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States:
Wildlife
Notes
ripe seed pod explodes with contact; remedy for poison ivy itching
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1992.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004
