Touch-Me-Not
Also known as
Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Jewelweed, Orange jewelweed, Touch-me-not, Common jewelweed and Orange balsam
Taxonomy
Impatiens hochstetteri
Impatiens
Balsaminaceae
Ericales
How to care for Touch-Me-Not
How often to water your Touch-Me-Not
every 9
Touch-Me-Not needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Spotted Jewelweed in your home
a window
Touch-Me-Not love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Touch-Me-Not does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Touch-Me-Not in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Touch-Me-Not
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Touch-Me-Not after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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#NewPlantMom #Impatiens My plant is still in the plastic container from the store. Should I repot it?
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I just moved Sir Plancelot outdoors for the growing season. My question is do I fertilize while he’s flowering ot fertilize more because it is early growing season? #Impatiens
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Why are my leaves whitening #Impatiens
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What's up with my plant? #Impatiens I bought this plant at Kroger where it was displayed with plants I know are full sun plants. I put on the bottom shelf of an ESE facing plant stand (with two shelves above it and a shade tree in front but it still gets some sun. A few hours after I got it, it was completely wilted - and not from lack of water. It's still wet enough two days after being moved to the shade of our porch. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!
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Impatiens problems Hey lovely Greggers 👋 I was hoping some of our group have had and dealt with this issue I'm having (again) with my #impatiens Niamniamensis 😭 She was growing so healthy and happy until early summer, when my jungle got blitzed by bloody thrips... The damage on her leaves isn't typical of thrip damage to my eyes, but it started at the same time. She lost just about every leaf she had (new ones were growing in tightly spiralled and curled and would drop before maturing). I dealt with the original infestation... And she recovered! 🥳💚 But now the same thing is happening again 😭 is this thrips? Or an Impatiens reaction to thrips? (They are particularly sensitive from what I've read). I'm treating her with neem and she's in isolation. I hope you can see the almost translucent wee dots on her leaves? And the curly new growth. They almost look wet, but they're not, just little translucent dots or spots... No thrip poop to be seen. Any advice you can collectively give me would be so appreciated!! 🙏🥰 Thank you! Xx #greggang #theamigos #brunchataudreys #help #planttherapy #plantaddict #plantmafia
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What are they I can’t find them in the plant list. The 1st one is suppose to be Hawaiian impatiens and the other Joseph’s coat choco-chili #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #Impatiens #JosephsCoat #help #PlantID
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Help, not sure what my plant needs? #Impatiens
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Recently got my hands in this plant, but she started drooping as soon as soon as I repotted her. i’m thinking maybe i left her in water for too long before repotting her and might’ve led root rot.. what do you guys think i should do?? #NewPlantMom #Impatiens
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Hello all, Can I put the New Guinea Impatiens in the direct sun light outside? In the app it says it is okay, but now the flowers looks very sad in the sun. #Impatiens
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Please help I’ve tried sunlight, shade, and plenty of water but it just keeps wilting. The sunpatiens haven’t responded to anything I’ve done. The gardenias and coleus on the other side are doing great. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong! #Impatiens
Care Summary for Touch-Me-Not
Touch-Me-Not
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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