If you notice some large seedlings popping up right now that look like this, it might be common milkweed.

If you let it be, it will grow into a large (~3 feet) plant with pink blooms loved by pollinators .

This plant is also the preferred host species for the Monarch caterpillar, so you may even get a striped visitor later in the summer.

Then, keep an eye out for a nearby chrysalis and emerging Monarch that will grace your garden before participating in the greatest butterfly migration event on Earth.

Yes, you can help make that happen by allowing milkweed to grow in your yard!

Please share your pictures of native plants and pollinators.