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)
Tilia x moltkei
Moltkes lime
Trachelospermum jasminoides Winter Ruby = 'Trared'
Star jasmine
Trifolium pratense
Red clover, Bee bread, Broad-leaved clover
Trifolium repens
White clover, Creeping clover, Dutch clover
Trollius 'Lemon Queen'
Altai mountain globe flower, Hybrid garden globeflower
Trollius laxus
Altai mountain globe flower, American globeflower
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain hemlock, Black hemlock tree
Ugni molinae
Chilean guava, Chilean myrtle, Murtillo, Uni, Strawberry myrtle
Ulmus minor var. vulgaris
English elm, Field elm
Vaccinium 'Brigitta'
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blueberry Pioneer'
Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluegold'
Highbush blueberry, American blueberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Franklin'
American cranberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
European blueberry, Bilberry, Whortleberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Fireballs = 'Lirome'
Cowberry, Lingonberry
Verbascum 'High Noon'
Mullein
Verbascum 'June Johnson'
Mullein
Verbascum 'Lavender Lass'
Mullein
Verbascum 'Pixie Blue'
Mullein
Veronica austriaca subsp. teucrium 'Kapitan'
Large speedwell, Austrian speedwell, Teucrium like speedwell
Veronica gentianoides 'Barbara Sherwood'
Gentiana like speedwell
Veronica gentianoides 'Robusta'
Gentiana like speedwell
Veronica gentianoides 'Variegata'
Gentiana like speedwell
Veronica longifolia 'Blauer Sommer'
Long leaf veronica, Beach speedwell
Veronica peduncularis
Stalked spweedwell
Veronica prostrata 'Nana'
Rockery speedwell, Harebell speedwell, Prostrate speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Erika'
Blue willow herb, Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata 'Icicle'
Blue willow herb, Spiked speedwell
Veronica spicata subsp. incana 'Silver Carpet'
Silver speedwell
Veronicastrum virginica 'Diane'
Bowmans root, Culvers physic, Oxadaddy, Quitch
Viburnum odoratissimum Coppertop = 'Brant01'
Sweet viburnum
Viburnum tinus 'Ladybird'
Scented laurustinus
Viburnum tinus 'Lucidum Variegatum'
Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus 'Macrophyllum'
Laurustinus
Viola 'Beshlie'
Pansy
Viola 'Cassis'
Pansy
Viola 'Clementina'
Pansy
Viola 'Dartington Hybrid'
Pansy
Viola 'Francesca'
Pansy
Viola 'Fruits of the Forest'
Pansy
Viola 'Ivory White'
Pansy
Viola 'Jewel Orange'
Pansy
Viola 'Jewel Yellow'
Pansy
Viola 'Little David'
Pansy
Viola 'Louisa'
Pansy
Viola 'Maggie Mott'
Pansy
Viola 'Penny Orange Jump Up'
Pansy
Viola 'Penny White Jump Up'
Pansy