Pale Jewelweed is a native annual wildflower closely related to spotted jewelweed, producing pale yellow flowers in moist, shaded stream corridors and forest edges. It grows at slightly higher elevations and more northern latitudes than its orange-flowered relative. Bumblebees and ruby-throated hummingbirds visit the flowers for nectar.
Best time to see a Pale Jewelweed
The best time to see a Pale Jewelweed is August–September, when about 63% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 20,187 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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