Attract bees, butterflies & birds
Attract wildlife into your garden and help British species thrive by providing food and shelter for them. Choose nectar rich flowering plants for pollinators such as bees and butterflies and plants which produce berries and other fruit for the birds. ; Top tip: Plant trees and shrubs as they support more wildlife. As well as food, they provide cover and nesting sites. ; Enjoy watching the creatures that call your garden their home!
Best plants for attracting bees, birds & butterflies
434 plants
Best wildlife plants for patios
242 plants
Plants to attract bees and other pollinators
8385 plants
Plants to attract birds
2125 plants
Plants to attract butterflies
3279 plants
Plants to attract wildlife to your patio
1373 plants
All plants (9336)
Abelia grandiflora 'Jelly Beans'
Glossy abelia, Large flowered abelia
Acanthus mollis
Brank-ursine, Artist's acanthus, Oak leafed bear's breeches
Achillea 'Apricot Delight'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Moonshine'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Pomegranate'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Summer Pastels'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
Fernleaf yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Aconitum 'Bressingham Spire'
Monkshood, Aconite
Aconitum x cammarum 'Bicolor'
White-blue monkshood, Hybrid monkshood
Acorus gramineus
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Actaea simplex 'Brunette'
Autumn snakeroot, Kamchatka bugbane, Simple stemmed bugbane
Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Evening Glow'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans Black Scallop = 'Binblasca'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Alcea rosea
Hollyhock, Garden hollyhock
Allium 'Gladiator'
Onion
Allium 'Globemaster'
Ornamental onion
Allium cristophii
Star of Persia, Persian onion
Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
Onion, Giant flowering onion
Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
Trunked allium
Alstroemeria 'Apollo'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria 'Christina'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria 'Golden Delight'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria 'Oriana'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria 'Princess Felicia'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Inca Avanti = 'Koncavanti'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Inca Vito = 'Koncavito'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Indian Summer = 'Tesronto'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Princess Ariane = 'Zapriari'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Princess Camilla = 'Stapricamil'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Princess Eliane = 'Zaprielia'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Princess Fabiana = 'Zaprifabi'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Princess Kate = 'Zaprikate'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria Princess Lilian = 'Zaprilian'
Peruvian lily, Lily of the Incas
Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk'
Alder leaved serviceberry
Amelanchier lamarckii
Snowy mespilus, Shadblow
Anemone blanda
Grecian windflower, Greek anemone
Anemone hupehensis 'Cinderella'
Hybrid anemone
Anemone hupehensis 'Pocahontas'
Hybrid anemone
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Pamina'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Splendens'
Japanese anemone, Chinese anemone
Anemone sylvestris
Snowdrop anemone, Snowdrop windflower
Anemone x hybrida 'Andrea Atkinson'
Japanese anemone, Hybrid anemone