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
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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
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Lychnis chalcedonica 'Rosea'
Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning
Lychnis chalcedonica var. albiflora
Jerusalem cross, Maltese cross, London pride, Scarlet lightning
Lychnis coronaria
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria 'Alba'
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria 'Angel's Blush'
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria Atrosanguinea Group
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria Gardeners World = 'Blych'
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis coronaria Oculata Group
Dusty miller, Rose campion, Mullein pink
Lychnis flos-cuculi Petite Henri = 'Iflyph'
Ragged robin, Cuckoo flower
Lychnis flos-jovis
Flower of Jove, Job's flower
Lychnis flos-jovis 'Hort's Variety'
Flower of Jove, Job's flower
Lychnis viscaria
German catchfly, Sticky campion, Sticky catchfly
Lychnis viscaria 'Plena'
Catchfly, Sticky campion
Lychnis viscaria 'Snowbird'
German catchfly, Sticky campion, Stickty catchfly
Lysimachia atropurpurea 'Beaujolais'
Purple loosestrife
Lysimachia Candela = 'INNLYSCAND'
Loosestrife
Lysimachia ephemerum
Ephemeral loosetsrife
Lysimachia fortunei
Fortune's loosestrife
Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Yellow creeping Jenny, Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Lysimachia punctata
Yellow loosestrife, Circle flower, Dotted loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata 'Ivy Maclean'
Yellow loosestrife, Circle flower, Dotted loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 'Blush'
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze'
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 'Robert'
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 'The Beacon'
Purple loosestrife, Spiked loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum
Slim leaf loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple'
Slim leaf loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum 'Rose Queen'
Slim leaf loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum 'Rosy Gem'
Slim leaf loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum 'The Rocket'
Slim leaf loosestrife
Macleaya cordata
Plume poppy, Tree celandine
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
Kelway's plume poppy
Macleaya x kewensis 'Flamingo'
Plume poppy, Tree celandine
Mahonia
Barberry
Mahonia 'Volcano'
Spine-free mahonia
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon grape, Holly grape, Holly leaved barberry
Mahonia aquifolium 'Atropurpurea'
Oregon grape, Holly grape, Holly leaved barberry
Mahonia eurybracteata 'Sweet Winter'
Spine-free mahonia, Soft mahonia
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor = 'Hillmah'
Spine-free mahonia, Soft mahonia
Mahonia gracillipes
Slender barberry, Graceful barberry
Mahonia japonica
Japanese mahonia
Mahonia japonica Bealei Group
Beale's mahonia, Japanese mahonia
Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret'
Shiny barberry
Mahonia oiwakensis subsp. lomariifolia
Lomaria mahonia
Mahonia pinnata
Cluster holly grape, Shiny leaf barberry
Mahonia pumila
Dwarf barberry