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)
Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Purple'
False thrift, Estoril thrift
Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic'
Black chokeberry
Aronia x prunifolia 'Viking'
Purple chokeberry
Arum italicum
Italian arum
Arum pictum
Autumn arum, Black calla, Black arum
Aruncus dioicus 'Glasnevin'
Bride's feathers, Sylvan goat's beard
Aster 'Ringdove'
Heath aster, Frost weed aster
Aster alpinus 'Pinkie'
Alpine aster, Blue alpine daisy
Aster amellus 'Blue King'
Italian star-wort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster
Aster amellus 'Kobold'
Italian star-wort, Perennial aster, European Michaelmas daisy, Italian aster
Aster cordifolius 'Ideal'
Blue wood aster, Bee weed, Heart-leaf aster
Aster ericoides 'Brimstone'
White Heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'Erlkonig'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'Golden Spray'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'Pink Cloud'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster ericoides 'White Heather'
White heath aster, Frost-weed aster, Heath aster
Aster lateriflorus 'Delight'
Calico aster, Starved aster, Farewell summer
Aster lateriflorus 'Lovely'
Calico aster, Starved aster, Farewell summer
Aster novae-angliae 'Rosa Sieger'
New England aster, Michaelmas aster
Aster novi-belgii 'Crimson Brocade'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii 'Dusky Maid'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster novi-belgii 'Peter Chiswell'
New York aster, Michaelmas daisy
Aster subspicatus
Leafy bract aster, Douglas aster
Aster tongolensis 'Napsbury'
East Indies aster
Astrantia 'Snow Star'
Masterwort
Aubrieta 'Belisha Beacon'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Blaumeise'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Blue Beauty'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Blue Dawn'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Leichtlinii'
Rock rose
Aubrieta 'Royal Blue'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Royal Red'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Royal Rose'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Royal Violet'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Snow Maiden'
Rock cress
Aubrieta 'Somerford Lime'
Rock cress
Aucuba japonica f. longifolia 'Salicifolia'
Spotted laurel, Japanese aucuba
Aucuba omeiensis
Japanese laurel
Aurinia saxatile 'Dudley Nevill Variegated'
Gold tuft, Golden alyssum
Begonia 'Picotee'
Ever-flowering picotee begonia
Bellis perennis
Common daisy, Lawn daisy
Berberis aggregata
Gerald's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Fireball'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Sunrise'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Red Rocket'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis x stenophylla 'Lemon Queen'
Rosemary barberry
Bergenia 'Bach'
Pigsqueak, Megasea
Bergenia 'Bartok'
Pigsqueak, Megasea