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
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All plants (9336)
Nepeta racemosa
Persian catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Amelia'
Persian catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'
Persian catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'
Persian catmint
Nepeta siberica Serene Wild Orchid = 'Donepserwior'
Catmint
Nepeta sibirica
Siberian catmint, Siberian catnip
Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'Andre Chaudron'
Siberian catmint, Siberian catnip
Nepeta subsessilis 'Sweet Dreams'
Short-stalked catmint
Nepeta tuberosa
Tuberous catmint
Nepeta x faassenii
Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta, Mauve catmint
Nepeta x faassenii 'Purrsian Blue'
Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta
Nepeta x faassenii EarliBlue = 'G20010'
Blue catmint
Nepeta x faassenii Whispurr Pink = 'Balpurrink'
Catmint
Nicotiana 'Domino Crimson'
Flowering tobacco
Nicotiana 'Lime Green'
Tobacco
Nicotiana alata
Jasmine tobacco, Flowering tobacco
Nicotiana sylvestris
Mountain tobacco
Nigella damascena
Love in a mist, Devil in the bush
Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll'
Love in a mist, Devil in the bush
Nothofagus antarctica
Antarctic beech, Guindo, Nire, Nirre
Nymphaea 'Attraction'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Carnea'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Charles de Meurville'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Colonel A.J. Welch'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Colossea'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Darwin'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Escarboucle'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Froebelii'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Gladstoniana'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Gloriosa'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Hermine'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'James Brydon'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Joey Tomocik'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Marliacea Albida'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Marliacea Chromatella'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Perry's Pink'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola'
Waterlily, Water lily, Indian lotus
Nymphaea alba
European white lily
Oenothera
Evening primrose, Suncups
Oenothera 'Apricot Delight'
Evening primrose
Oenothera 'Crown Imperial'
Evening primrose
Oenothera 'Give Me Sunshine'
Evening primrose
Oenothera acaulis
Stemless evening primrose
Oenothera biennis
Common evening primrose, German rampion, Field primrose
Oenothera Crown of Gold = 'Lishal'
Evening primrose
Oenothera fruticosa 'Fyrverkeri'
Sundrops, Narrowleaf evening primrose
Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca
Four-angled sundrops, Evening primrose
Oenothera fruticosa subsp. glauca 'Erica Robin'
Sundrops, Narrowleaf evening primrose