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)
Pieris japonica 'Variegata'
Lily of the valley bush, Japanese pieris
Pittosporum
Parchment bark
Pittosporum 'Garnettii'
Parchment bark
Pittosporum tenuifolium
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Abbotsbury Gold'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Gold Star'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Margaret Turnbull'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tandara Gold'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium caeruleum 'Bambino Blue'
Jacob's ladder
Polygala myrtifolia
September butterfly bush
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Elizabeth'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Kobold'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin = 'Marrob'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Princess = 'Blink'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Primula beesiana Belarina Cobalt Blue = 'Kerbelcob'
Polyanthus primrose
Primula denticulata var. alba
Drumstick primula
Primula elatior
Oxlip, Paigle
Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson'
Candelabra primula, Japanese primrose
Prunus
Cherry
Prunus 'Amanogawa'
Flagpole cherry, Upright cherry, Lombardy cherry, Apple blossom cherry
Prunus 'Kanzan'
Prunus 'Okame'
Okame cherry
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
Purple green cherry
Prunus avium 'Stella'
Sweet cherry
Prunus avium 'Sunburst'
Sweet cherry
Prunus cerasus 'Morello'
Sour cherry
Prunus domestica
Plum, Damson, Greengage
Prunus domestica 'Victoria'
Cooking & eating plum
Prunus incisa
Fuji cherry, Fuji zakora, Mame zakura
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-Mai'
Dwarf Fuji cherry
Prunus incisa 'Oshidori'
Fuji cherry, Fuji zakora, Mame zakura
Prunus insititia 'Merryweather Damson'
Cooking damson
Prunus laurocerasus
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Zabeliana'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus lusitanica
Portugal laurel
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brilliant'
Kurile cherry
Prunus padus
Bird cherry
Prunus persica 'Peregrine'
Peach