{"id":571,"date":"2013-08-28T14:24:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T14:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=571"},"modified":"2016-10-14T15:39:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T15:39:18","slug":"cwf-garden-photo-of-the-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/cwf-garden-photo-of-the-week-6\/","title":{"rendered":"CWF Garden Photo of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-572\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jewelweed-640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-572\" alt=\"Jewelweed flower\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jewelweed-640px-640x426.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jewelweed-640px-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jewelweed-640px.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jewelweed flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[PHOTO: CWF]<\/p>\n<p>Need help\u00a0after an encounter with poison ivy or stinging nettle? Look no further than this helpful little plant &#8211; jewelweed,\u00a0also known as spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or by its Latin name <i>Impatiens capensis.<\/i> It is\u00a0found in damp areas across the country, from British Columbia right to the Maritimes.<\/p>\n<p>While it has\u00a0value to wildlife, providing\u00a0nectar to pollinators such as hummingbirds, bees and flies, it is also very useful for humans. If you\u00a0touch poison ivy and get a reaction, immediately look for jewelweed, break open a stem and apply the liquid within to the irritated skin. You can also bruise some leaves and rub that on the affected part. I have been told from people such as Tom Brown Jr. and other naturalists that it works best if done very quickly after\u00a0having contact with\u00a0poison ivy.\u00a0Some also consider\u00a0it useful with stinging nettle, another beneficial native that can be made into a tea that contains protein and nutrients but which nevertheless does irritate the skin if brushed against with bare skin.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, jewelweed is not on any endangered species lists but with\u00a0habitat loss all around, be mindful\u00a0if harvesting from the wild to\u00a0only take what you need. And if you have a moist shady area in your garden, consider growing a small patch.\u00a0Besides their medicinal use, they are fun for children (and the young at heart). Try touching their ripe seed pods gently with your finger and see it &#8216;explode&#8217; by twisting and sending little seeds flying! Or take a leaf and put it underwater and\u00a0watch them become silvery.<\/p>\n<p>See the photos below and our <a href=\"http:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/discover-wildlife\/resources\/encyclopedias\/native-plant-encyclopedia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Native Plant Encyclopedia <\/a>to help you recognize and appreciate this Canadian jewel!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jewelweed-collage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-573\" alt=\"jewelweed collage\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jewelweed-collage.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">[PHOTO: CWF] Need help\u00a0after an encounter with poison ivy or stinging nettle? Look no further than this helpful little plant &#8211; jewelweed,\u00a0also known as spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or by&hellip;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[631,641],"tags":[55,45,231,229,234,230,232,233,310],"class_list":["post-571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connect-with-nature","category-gardening","tag-flowers","tag-gardening-2","tag-impatiens-capensis","tag-jewelweed","tag-poison-ivy","tag-spotted-jewelweed","tag-spotted-touch-me-not","tag-touch-me-not","tag-wild-about-gardening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":583,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions\/583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}