A seven-spotted lady beetle clinging to anise hyssop after a light drizzle.

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Indiscriminate cuckoo bumblebee on the left, Hunt's bumblebee on the right, feeding on anise hyssop.

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And as the evening moves on, the Hunt's bumblebees congregate on the anise hyssop, settling in for the night.

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Great start for a garden wildlife weekend: Ruby-throated hummingbird visiting my anise hyssop. It also visited the great blue lobelia.

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An orange-tipped wood digger enjoying the anise hyssop in the garden.

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My Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is in full bloom.

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The hyacinths make a nice colorful almost circle.

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