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)
Saururus cernuus
Lizards tail, American swamp lily, Swamp lily, Water dragon
Saxifraga 'Mount Nachi'
Autumn saxifrage
Saxifraga 'Neon Rose'
Saxifrage
Saxifraga 'Rubrifolia'
Autumn saxifrage
Saxifraga 'Variegata' (cuneifolia)
Shield leaved saxifrage
Saxifraga 'Variegata' (x urbium)
London pride, St. Patrick's cabbage, Nancy-pretty, None so pretty
Saxifraga cotyledon
Great alpine rockfoil, Greater evergreen saxifrage, Pyramidal saxifrage
Saxifraga fortunei
Autumn saxifrage
Saxifraga Mossy Group - pink and white-flowered
Saxifrage, Mossy saxifrage
Saxifraga spathularis
Spoon leaf saxifraga
Saxifraga stolonifera
Mother of thousands, Strawberry geranium, Beefsteak geranium, Creeping sailor
Saxifraga umbrosa
London pride
Saxifraga x urbium
London pride, St. Patrick's cabbage, Nancy-pretty, None so pretty
Scabiosa 'Barocca'
Scabious
Scabiosa 'Cherry Pie'
Scabious
Scabiosa 'It's a Cracker'
Scabiosa 'Pink Diamonds'
Scabious
Scabiosa 'Vivid Violet'
Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Mournful widow, Sweet scabious, Egyptian rose
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Beaujolais Bonnets'
Sweet scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Chile Black'
Sweet scabious
Scabiosa caucasica
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Scabiosa caucasica 'Clive Greaves'
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Scabiosa caucasica 'Miss Willmott'
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta Alba'
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta Blue'
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Scabiosa caucasica 'Stafa'
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Scabiosa columbaria
Small scabious
Scabiosa columbaria 'Mariposa Blue'
Small scabious
Scabiosa columbaria 'Nana'
Small scabious
Scabiosa columbaria Flutter™ Deep Blue = 'Balfluttdelu'
Small scabious, Dwarf pincushion flower
Scabiosa columbaria Flutter™ Pure White = 'Balflutturite'
Small scabious, Dwarf pincushion flower
Scabiosa columbaria Flutter™ Rose Pink = 'Balfluttropi'
Small scabious, Dwarf pincushion flower
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. ochroleuca
Yellow scabious
Scabiosa graminifolia
Grass leaved scabious
Scabiosa incisa 'Kudo Pink'
Pincushion flower
Scabiosa incisa 'Kudo'
Scabious
Scabiosa incisa Kudo Blue = 'Ichbu2005'
Pincushion flower
Scabiosa incisa Kudo White = 'Ichwhit'
Pincushion flower
Scabiosa japonica var. alpina 'Ritz Blue'
Alpine scabious
Scabiosa lucida
Shining scabious
Schizachyrium scoparium
Broom beard grass, Prairie grass, Wire grass, Bunchgrass
Scilla siberica
Squill, Siberian squill
Scilla siberica 'Alba'
White siberian squill
Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty'
Siberian squill
Scrophularia auriculata 'Variegata'
Variegated water figwort, Water betony, Water figwort
Sedum 'Abbey Dore'
Abbey Dore stonecrop
Sedum 'Bertram Anderson'
Stonecrop