Big-leaved aster (Eurybia macrophylla), Westport, August 10, '26. Photo by Lyn Flynn.

Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) and Swallowtail, Westport, August 9, '26. Photo by Lyn Flynn.

Summer sweet (Clethra ainifolia), Elizabethtown, August 3, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), Elizabethtown, August 3, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Hairy mountain mint (Pycnanthemum pilosum), Elizabethtown, August 3, '26. Photo by Doug Hillstrom.

Blue globe-thistle (Echinops bannaticus) with monarch and bumble bee, Elizabethtown, Jennifer Lagor homestead, August 2, '26. Photo by Jennifer Lagor.