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![Hover Fly](https://donalynketchum.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tiny_bee4x6-768x512.jpg)
Hover Fly
This is a hover Fly, hanging out on some Queen Anne’s Lace. I don’t think they sting, though one still has the impulse to wave it away if it flies near.
![Mauna Loa Daylily](https://donalynketchum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/orange_daylily-768x586.jpg)
Mauna Loa Daylily
One of my favorites, H. ‘Mauna Loa’ blooms for a month or more in my Upstate NY garden and it increases over time, giving you more to move or share.
![‘Jacob Kline’ Monarda](https://donalynketchum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/monarda2012-768x645.jpg)
‘Jacob Kline’ Monarda
Beloved by bees and butterflies, this pretty red Monarda is a real eye catcher in the garden this time of year.
![Wild Apple Blossoms](https://donalynketchum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2appleblossoms5_20-768x639.jpg)
Wild Apple Blossoms
Ideally, Apple Blossoms appear in late May to early June here in Upstate NY, but a warm spring will bring them out earlier, when they’ll run the risk of getting bitten by a late frost.
![Divertissement](https://donalynketchum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/daylily_divertisment_rain_drops-768x507.jpg)
Divertissement
This is one of my favorite daylily forms, called a “Spider”. Spider-form daylilies have long petals that don’t usually overlap. They are quite striking in the garden, standing out from most of the other flower.