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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All plants (9336)
Salvia fruticosa
Greek sage
Salvia greggii 'Alba'
Autumn sage, Texas sage
Salvia greggii 'Desert Blaze'
Autumn sage, Texas sage
Salvia microphylla 'Blue Monrovia'
Salvia officinalis 'Kew Gold'
Common sage, Kitchen sage, Garden sage
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens Variegata'
Variegated purple sage, Common sage, Kitchen sage, Garden sage
Salvia pratensis
Meadow clary, Meadow sage
Salvia splendens
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Blaze of Fire'
Scarlet sage, Sage
Salvia splendens 'Carabiniere'
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Red Arrow'
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Salsa Light Purple'
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Sizzler Red'
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens 'Vista White'
Scarlet sage, Sage
Salvia x jamensis
James' hybrid sage
Sambucus nigra 'Thundercloud'
Common elder, Black elder, Bourtree, European elder
Sambucus nigra Gold Spark = 'Alcsam'
Elderberry, Elderflower, Black elder
Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Pretty Carroll'
Ground cyprus, Cotton lavender, Lavender-cotton
Satureja coerulea
Savory
Saxifraga 'Clarence Elliott'
Elliot's saxifrage
Saxifraga fortunei 'Rubrifolia Nana'
Autumn saxifrage
Scabiosa 'Blackberry Fool'
Scabious
Scabiosa 'Fama Blue'
Pincushion flower, Scabious, Mourning bride
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Ace of Spades'
Mournful widow, Sweet scabious, Egyptian rose
Scabiosa caucasica 'Blausiegel'
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
Schizachyrium scoparium
Broom beard grass, Prairie grass, Wire grass, Bunchgrass
Sedum 'Birthday Party'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Class Act'
Stonecrop
Sedum Herbstfreude Group 'Elsie's Gold'
Elsie's Gold stonecrop
Sidalcea 'Loveliness'
Prairie mallow, Checker mallow, False mallow
Sidalcea 'Mrs T. Alderson'
Prairie mallow, Checker mallow, False mallow
Silene dioica 'Minikin'
Red Campion, Morning campion
Skimmia 'Rubesta Optima'
Skimmia japonica 'Daddy's Dream'
Japanese skimmia, Male skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Hot Chocolate'
Japanese skimmia, Male skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Mystic Marlot'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Red Princess'
Skimmia japonica 'White Globe'
Skimmia Rubesta = 'Moerings3'
Solidago 'Leraft'
Golden rod
Sollya heterophylla 'Pink Charmer'
Bluebell creeper
Sorbus 'Schouten'
Rowan, Arnold's rowan
Sorbus aucuparia var. edulis
Mountain ash, Edible mountain ash
Sorbus intermedia 'Brouwers'
Swedish whitebeam
Sorbus pseudohupehensis
Hupeh rowan
Sorbus rehderiana
Rehder's rowan
Sorbus rosea 'Rosiness'
Rowan
Sorbus wilfordiana
Wilford's rowan