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)
Malus domestica 'Cox's Orange Pippin'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Discovery'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Egremont Russet'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Elstar'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Golden Delicious'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Granny Smith'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Greensleeves'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Howgate Wonder'
Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'James Grieve'
Cooking & eating apple
Malus domestica 'Katja'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Laxton's Superb'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Lord Lambourne'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Red Devil'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Red Windsor'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Worcester Pearmain'
Eating apple
Malus x atrosanguinea 'Gorgeous'
Apple 'Gorgeous', Crab apple, Cramine crabapple
Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana 'Primley Blue'
Blue mallow, Common mallow, Tall mallow, High mallow, Cheeses
Mespilus germanica
Medlar
Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Millet, Bowles's golden grass, Wood millet, Woodrush
Miscanthus sinensis
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'
Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'
Porcupine grass, Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, Susuki, Japanese silver grass
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'
Purple moor grass, Mountain's friend
Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet'
Bergamot, Bee balm, Oswego Tea, Scarlet Bergamot
Morus nigra
Mulberry, Black mulberry, Common mulberry, Morera negra
Myosotidium hortensia
Giant forget-me-not, Chatham Island forget-me-not, Antarctic forget-me-not
Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
Catmint, Catnip
Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic'
Caucasus catmint, Giant catmint
Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'
Persian catmint
Nepeta subsessilis
Short stalked catmint
Nephrolepis
Ladder fern, Sword fern, Boston fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Tall ladder fern, Sword fern
Oenothera speciosa Twilight = 'Turner01'
White evening primrose, Showy evening primrose
Olearia macrodonta
New Zealand holly, Toothy New Zealand holly
Olearia x haastii
Haast's daisy bush
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'
Chinese peony, Garden peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
Chinese peony, Garden peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'
Chinese peony, Garden peony
Paeonia suffruticosa
Mountain paeony, Japanese tree peony, Moutan
Paeonia x festiva 'Rubra Plena'
Memorial day paeonia, Common red paeony, Common red peony
Papaver
Poppy
Papaver 'Allegro'
Oriental poppy
Papaver 'Beauty of Livermere'
Oriental poppy
Papaver 'Patty's Plum'
Oriental poppy
Papaver 'Royal Wedding'
Oriental poppy
Parthenocissus
Virginia creeper