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)
Rosa Flower Carpet Scarlet = 'Noa83100b'
Ground cover rose
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa rose, Ramanas rose, Japanese rose, Turkestan rose, Hedgehog rose
Rubus idaeus
Raspberry, Wild raspberry
Rubus idaeus 'Tulameen'
Summer fruiting raspberry
Rubus Tayberry Group
Tayberry
Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Bouquetta'
Perennial sage
Sorbus ulleungensis 'Olympic Flame'
Japanese rowan, Chinese scarlet rowan
Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana'
Japanese spiraea
Spiraea x cinerea 'Grefsheim'
Grefsheim spiraea
Symphoricarpos Magical Galaxy = 'Kolmgala'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Symphoricarpos Magical Sweet = 'Kolmaswet'
Snowberry, Coralberry
Syringa vulgaris
Common lilac
Tagetes patula 'Durango Orange'
French marigold
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jersey'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. minus
Lingonberry, Mountain cranberry, Cowberry
Viburnum x globosum 'Jermyns Globe'
Hybrid viburnum
Abelia x grandiflora 'Sherwood'
Glossy abelia
Abelia x grandiflora Gold Jewel = 'Abhfgold'
Glossy abelia
Abelia x grandiflora Magic Daydream = 'Opstal103'
Glossy abelia
Abelia x grandiflora Mystic Daydream = 'Opstal40'
Glossy abelia
Abelia x grandiflora Tricolour Charm = 'Mincautri'
Glossy abelia
Acanthus spinosus Spinosissimus Group
Spiny bear's breeches, Oyster plant
Acer platanoides 'Pyramidale Nanum'
Norway maple
Acer platanoides 'Sensation'
Norway maple, Ulmers sensation
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Erectum'
Sycamore, Scots plane, Great maple, Erect sycamore
Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'
Red maple, Canadian maple, Scarlet maple
Acer rubrum Red Sunset = 'Franksred'
Red maple, Canadian maple, Scarlet maple
Acer saccharinum 'Lutescens'
Silver maple, River maple
Achillea 'Apricot Beauty'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Bloodstone'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'McVities'
Ornamental yarrow
Achillea 'Peter Cottontail'
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Colorado'
Bloodwort, Woundwort, Nosebleed, Thousand leaved yarrow, Sanguinary, Carpenter's weed
Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus'
Sweet flag, Myrtle flag, Flagroot
Aesculus hippocastanum f. laciniata
Horse chestnut, Conker tree, European horse chestnut
Ageratum 'High Tide Blue'
Floss flower
Ageratum houstonianum 'Adriatic'
Bluemink, Floss flower, Billy goat weed
Ajuga pyramidalis
Pyramidal bugle, Northern bugle, Upright bugleweed, Spinach ajuga
Ajuga reptans 'Arctic Fox'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Golden Beauty'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'John Pierpoint'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Julia'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Purple Torch'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Alcea rosea 'Halo Blush'
Garden hollyhock
Allium cepa
Shallot, Tree onion
Allium nutans
Nodding onion
Allium schubertii
Schubert's garlic
Allium triquetrum
Triguetrous leek, Three-cornered leek