As a member of the balsam family, jewelweed (Impatiens capensis ... Fans theorize that these droplets inspired the plant's ...
It is hoped volunteers can help remove the balsam before the plant flowers in July and August and the seeds are scattered across the ground. In a short space of time, Himalayan Balsam can smother ...
The balsam was said to have been harvested from a plant cultivated in oases around ... Solowey gathered pollen from the tree and brushed it onto the flowers of a female date palm she called ...
Himalayan balsam is fast-growing, quickly invading wet habitats at the expense of native flowers An innovative ... by Victorian botanists in 1839, the plant has no natural rivals and can quickly ...