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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Rudbeckia hirta 'Sonora'
Black-eyed Susan, Marguerite jaune, Annual rudbeckia, Yellow daisy
Rudbeckia hirta 'Tiger Eye'
Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto'
Black-eyed Susan, Marguerite jaune, Annual rudbeckia, Yellow daisy
Rudbeckia laciniata
Cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata 'Goldquelle'
Cut leaf coneflower
Rudbeckia Little Dreamer = 'Arkrem'
Coneflower
Rudbeckia maxima
Cabbage coneflower, Giant coneflower, Great coneflower
Rudbeckia nitida
Shiny coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
Brown-eyed Susan, Three lobed coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba 'Prairie Glow'
Brown-eyed Susan, Three lobed coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba 'Takao'
Brown-eyed Susan, Three lobed coneflower
Ruellia brevifolia
Red spray Ruellia
Ruellia humilis
Fringeleaf wild petunia
Rumex acetosa
Dock, Sorrel, Common sorrel, Garden sorrel, Sour dock, Green sauce
Ruscus
Butcher's broom
Ruscus aculeatus
Box holly, Jew's myrtle, Kneeholy
Ruscus hypoglossum
Spineless butcher's broom
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Old World arrowhead, Japanese arrowhead, Common arrowhead
Salix
Willow, Osier, Sallow
Salix 'Iceberg Alley®'
American hoary-leaved willow
Salix acutifolia 'Blue Streak'
Caspian willow
Salix aegyptiaca
Musk willow, Egyptian musk willow, Calaf of Persia willow
Salix alba
White willow
Salix alba
Willow, White willow
Salix alba 'Aurea'
White willow
Salix alba 'Golden Ness'
Silver willow, Golden silver willow
Salix alba var. vitellina
Golden willow, Yellow stemmed white willow, Golden osier, White willow
Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis'
Red stemmed willow, Scarlet willow, Coral bark willow, White willow, Golden willow, Yellow stemmed white willow, Golden osier
Salix apoda
Stalkless willow
Salix arbuscula
Mountain willow
Salix caprea
Goat willow, Great sallow, Pussy willow, Florist's willow
Salix daphnoides
Violet willow
Salix daphnoides 'Aglaia'
Violet willow
Salix glauca
Arctic grey willow, Glaucous mountain willow, Bluish willow
Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
Black pussy willow, Rosegold pussy willow, Japanese pussy willow
Salix hastata 'Wehrhahnii'
Wehrhan's halberd leaved willow, Halberd-leaved willow
Salix helvetica
Swiss willow, Swiss sallow
Salix herbacea
Dwarf willow, Least willow
Salix integra 'Flamingo Royal'
Flamingo willow
Salix integra 'Flamingo'
Flamingo willow
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'
Nishiki's purple willow, Willow, Osier, Sallow
Salix lanata
Woolly willow
Salix repens 'Armando'
Dwarf willow
Salix subopposita
Paired leaf willow
Salix x rubens 'Basfordiana'
Basford willow, Hybrid crack willow
Salix x sepulcralis 'Erythroflexuosa'
Weeping willow
Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
Golden weeping willow, Weeping willow, Weeping willow
Salvia 'African Sky'
Hybrid sage