tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post4726339628977275523..comments2024-03-27T09:00:50.584-04:00Comments on WashingtonGardener: Guest Post: Spotted JewelweedWashingtonGardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-39120723209435690592014-08-28T16:46:38.899-04:002014-08-28T16:46:38.899-04:00According to this article, jewelweed has not been ...According to this article, jewelweed has not been demonstrated to be an effective treatment against urishol rashes caused by contact with poison ivy/oak. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9249283<br /><br />It sure looks pretty though!KateCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-88811425851277699992014-04-16T23:40:29.054-04:002014-04-16T23:40:29.054-04:00Plants like this one are helpful to have in your g...Plants like this one are helpful to have in your garden. It's good to know what they are used for so you can act quickly if you come in contact with something that contains urishol.Jewel weedhttp://commonplantsthatcancauserashes.blogspot.com/2013/12/contact-dermatitis-trumpet-vine-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-39226164373307053312013-09-10T08:47:05.618-04:002013-09-10T08:47:05.618-04:00You should be able to find Jewelweed growing along...You should be able to find Jewelweed growing along stream banks and other moist areas. To gather the seeds, carefully put a paper bag around a branch with ripe seed pods and shake it. The ripe pods open explosively and the seeds fall to the bottom of the bag. I don't know if the seeds require stratification, but if you scatter them in a prepared bed, they should grow next season. Keep the evenly moist as spring comes on...Kris Gasteigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-26438666019065274572013-09-09T20:52:30.131-04:002013-09-09T20:52:30.131-04:00This grows wild all over central Pennsylvania in t...This grows wild all over central Pennsylvania in the Appalachian Mountains where I grew up. I have seen it in a variety of shades of yellow and orange. Any advice how/when to collect seeds? I would love to habpve it here in Northern Va but don't know how well it would grow given our hot dry summers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216959903763365725noreply@blogger.com