Garden Balsam Or Jewelweed Stock Photography

Garden balsam has been a favorite for European gardenssince the Victorian era, although its flatter-flowered cousinhas become increasingly more popular. The garden balsamattracts pollinators as well as nectar-feeding birds. Thegenus name, "mpatiens." which means, "impatient."references the plant's tendency to explosively throw itsseeds away from itself.