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)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Wendle Channon'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Plantago major
Greater plantain, Common plantain, White man's foot, Cart-track plant, Rat-tail plant
Platanus x hispanica
London plane tree
Platycladus
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Platycladus orientalis 'Pyramidalis Aurea'
Chinese arbor-vitae, Oriental thuja
Plectranthus Blue Angel = 'Edelblau'
Plectranthus Cape Angels Series, Spurflower
Plectranthus caninus
Dog spurflower
Plectranthus Mona Lavender = 'Plepalila'
Spurflower
Pleioblastus
Bamboo
Pleioblastus pygmaeus
Pygmy bamboo, Dwarf fern-leafed bamboo, Keoroshima-chiku
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Kamuro Zasa
Polemonium 'Hannah Billcliffe'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Northern Lights'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Sonia's Bluebell'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium 'Violet Heart'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium boreale 'Heavenly Habit'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium brandegeei (Greene)
Jacob's ladder, Sky pilot, Greek valerian
Polemonium caeruleum
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium caeruleum Brise d'Anjou = 'Blanjou'
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium caeruleum subsp. caeruleum f. album
Greek valerian, Charity
Polemonium carneum
Salmon Jacob's ladder
Polemonium carneum 'Apricot Delight'
Salmon Jacob's ladder
Polemonium foliosissimum
Leafy jacob's ladder, Towering Jacob's ladder
Polemonium reptans 'Touch of Class'
American Greek valerian, Creeping polemonium, Jacob's ladder
Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium yezoense Bressingham Purple = 'Polbress'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium yezoense Kaleidoscope = 'Dunkal'
Jacob's ladder
Pontederia
Pickerel weed, Wampee
Pontederia cordata
Pickerel weed, Wampee
Pontederia cordata var. lancifolia
Pickerel weed, Wampee
Populus
Poplar
Populus alba
White poplar, Abele, Silver leafed poplar
Populus alba 'Richardii'
White poplar, Abele, Silver leafed poplar
Populus balsamifera
Balsam poplar, Hackmatack, Tacamahac
Populus nigra
Black poplar
Populus nigra 'Italica'
Lombardy poplar, Italian poplar, Pyramidal poplar, Black poplar
Populus tremula
Aspen, Quaking aspen
Populus tremula 'Pendula'
Weeping aspen, Aspen, Quaking aspen
Populus x canadensis 'Aurea'
Golden poplar, Canadian poplar, Black italian poplar, Carolina poplar
Populus x jackii 'Aurora'
Balm of Gilead
Potentilla 'Arc-en-ciel'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla 'Esta Ann'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla 'Etna'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla 'Flambeau'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla 'Flamenco'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla 'Gibson's Scarlet'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla 'Monsieur Rouillard'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla 'William Rollisson'