Impatiens

The other night at dinner we were discussing impatiens.  Everyone knew this one, which is impatiens walleriano. which is a native of eastern Africa, and is found in every garden store in this area.

But I also think of impatiens as this one, which is impatiens capensis, or orange jewelweed, or spotted touch-me-not.  This is an annual which is native to North America.  There are many of these in our wetland.

This pretty thing is apparently a variation of the above, impatiens capensis forma albiflora.  It was given to me by a Foulkeways resident, and from the little I gathered from the Internet, it is known to exist in New England.  I am happy to know it is a native plant, and I did notice the bees investigating them.