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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Juniperus horizontalis Glauca Group
Creeping juniper, Creeping cedar, Creeping savin, Horizontal juniper
Juniperus rigida subsp. conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Shore juniper
Juniperus sabina 'Variegata'
Variegated common savin
Juniperus scopulorum 'Gray Gleam'
Rocky Mountain juniper, Western red cedar
Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket'
Rocky Mountain juniper, Western red cedar
Juniperus x pfitzeriana
Juniper, Pfitzer juniper
Juniperus x pfitzeriana 'Sulphur Spray'
Pfitzer juniper
Kalmia latifolia 'Freckles'
Calico bush, Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia 'Pink Frost'
Calico bush, Mountain laurel
Kniphofia 'Lye End'
Red hot poker
Kniphofia 'Strawberries and Cream'
Red hot poker
Kniphofia citrina
Red hot poker, Lemon yellow Red hot poker
Lamium galeobdolon 'Silver Angel'
Yellow archangel, Weazel snout, Golden nettle, Golden deadnettle
Larix kaempferi 'Bambino'
Japanese larch
Lathyrus grandiflorus 'Painted Lads'
Everlasting pea, Two-flowered pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Sweet pea, Fragrant sweet pea
Lavandula 'Blue Spear'
Lavender
Lavandula 'Forte Blue'
English lavender
Lavandula 'Goodwin Creek'
Lavender
Lavandula 'Silver Line'
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Dwarf Blue'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Ellagance Purple'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Jean Davis'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Miss Dawnderry'
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Purple'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula stoechas 'Little Bee Purple'
French lavender, Butterfly lavender
Lavatera 'Frederique'
Mallow
Lavatera 'Silver Barnsley'
Mallow
Lavatera clementii Ruby Star = 'Jopstar'
Lavatera trimestris 'Salmon Beauty'
Annual rose mallow, Annual lavatera
Lavatera trimestris 'Twins Cool White'
Annual rose mallow, Annual lavatera
Lavatera trimestris 'Twins Hot Pink'
Annual rose, Annual lavatera
Lavatera x clementii 'Candy Floss'
Clement's lavatera
Lawn seed mix, Eco clover
Leptospermum scoparium 'Nichollsii'
Manuka, Broom teatree, New Zealand tea tree
Leucanthemum 'Macaroon'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum 'Madonna'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Real Goldcup'
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Real Sunbeam'
Shasta daisy
Leucothoe 'Carnaval'
Drooping laurel
Lewisia cotyledon 'Mountain Dreams'
Siskiyou lewisia
Linaria anticaria 'Antique Silver'
Toadflax, Spurred snapdragon
Linaria purpurea
Purple toadflax
Linum arboreum
Tree flax
Lobularia maritima 'Alice Red'
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lobularia maritima 'Snow Carpet'
Sweet alyssum, Sweet Alison
Lonicera caerulea
Honeyberry
Lonicera caprifolium
Italian woodbine, Italian honeysuckle, Goat leaf honeysuckle, Perfoliate honeysuckle