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)
Papaver 'Carneum'
Oriental poppy
Papaver 'John Metcalf'
Oriental poppy
Papaver 'Kleine Tanzerin'
Oriental poppy
Papaver 'Ruffled Patty'
Oriental poppy
Papaver 'Watermelon'
Oriental poppy
Papaver orientale 'Sturmfackel'
Oriental poppy
Passiflora 'Snow Queen'
Hardy passion flower
Pelargonium 'Pinki PInks'
Tender geranium
Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails'
Fountain grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Red Head'
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Penstemon 'Beech Park'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Elgar Enigma'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Elgar Firefly'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Elgar Nimrod'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Margery Fish'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Peace'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Purple Passion'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Raspberry Ripple'
Beard tongue
Penstemon 'Summertime Pink'
Barretts beard tongue
Penstemon barbatus 'Jingle Bells'
Bearded penstemon, Beardlip penstemon, Common beardtongue
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri 'Albus'
Shrubby penstemon, Woody penstemon, Slender woody penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus
Foothills beard tongue
Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'
Penstemon hirsutus
Hairy beard tongue
Penstemon richardsonii
Cut-leaved beard tongue
Perovskia 'Filigran'
Russian sage
Petunia 'Tumbelina Maria'
Phlox adsurgens 'Wagon Wheel'
Northern phlox
Phlox carolina
Thick-leaf phlox, Carolina phlox
Phlox carolina 'Magnificence'
Thick-leaf phlox, Carolina phlox
Phlox carolina 'Miss Lingard'
Wedding phlox, Thick-leaf phlox, Carolina phlox
Phlox divaricata 'White Perfume'
Timber phlox
Phlox douglasii 'Crackerjack'
Alpine phlox, Moss phlox
Phlox douglasii 'Eva'
Alpine phlox, Moss phlox
Phlox douglasii 'Red Admiral'
Alpine phlox, Moss phlox, Columbia phlox
Phlox douglasii 'Rose Queen'
Alpine phlox, Moss phlox
Phlox Lilac Flame = 'Barten'
Phlox maculata 'Omega'
Meadow phlox, Wild sweet William, Spotted phlox, Early phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Pax'
Border phlox, Summer phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Pink Lady'
Border phlox, Summer phlox
Phlox paniculata Pink Eye Flame = 'Barthirtyfive'
Border phlox, Summer phlox
Phlox stolonifera 'Ariane'
Creeping phlox
Phlox stolonifera 'Blue Ridge'
Cherokee phlox
Phlox subulata 'Alexander's Surprise'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phlox subulata 'Early Spring Light Pink'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phlox subulata 'Lilacina'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phlox subulata 'Marjorie'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink
Phlox subulata 'Ronsdorfer Schone'
Moss phlox, Mountain phlox, Moss pink