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)
Matricaria 'White Star'
Mayweed
Matricaria recutita
Wild chamomile, Scented mayweed, Geranium chamomile
Matthiola incana
Brompton stock, Ten week stock, Gillyflower, Hoary stock
Medicago sativa
Alfalfa, Lucerne, Buffalo herb
Melica altissima
Melic grass, Siberian melic grass, Tall melic grass
Melica altissima 'Atropurpurea'
Purple melic grass, Purple Siberian melic
Melica ciliata
Silky spike mellic, Hairy melic, Eyelash pearl grass
Melica uniflora 'Variegata'
Wood melic
Melittis melissophyllum
Bastard balm
Melittis melissophyllum 'Royal Velvet Distinction'
Bastard balm
Mentha aquatica
Water mint, Orange mint
Mentha longifolia
Horse mint, Long leaved mint, Biblical mint
Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis
South African horse mint
Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal, Pudding grass
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bog bean, Marsh trefoil, Brook bean, Marsh clover, Water shamrock
Mertensia ciliata
Mountain bluebell, Languid ladies
Mertensia virginica
Virginian cowslip, Roanoke bells, Virginia bluebell
Mespilus
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
Medlar
Mespilus germanica 'Nottingham'
Small fruited medlar
Milium effusum
Wood millet, Woodrush
Milium effusum 'Yaffle'
Bowles golden grass
Miscanthus
Silver grass
Miscanthus 'Purpurascens'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus floridulus
Pacific island silver grass, Tokiwa susuki
Miscanthus nepalensis
Himalaya fairy grass
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (ambig.)
Amur silver grass, Silver banner grass, Ogi
Miscanthus sinensis 'Blutenwunder'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Golden zebra grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'
Graceful Chinese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gross Fontane'
Large fountain grass, Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Haiku'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Hermann Mussel'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Klein Fontane'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Silberspinne'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
Silver varigated maiden grass, Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Punktchen'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Rotsilber'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sioux'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
Zebra grass, Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass