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)
Acorus gramineus
Dwarf sweetflag, Grassy sweetflag
Actaea japonica
Japanese bugbane, Chinese bugbane
Actaea pachypoda Misty Blue = 'Lk05'
Baneberry
Actaea simplex 'Pink Spike'
Autumn snakeroot, Kamchatka bugbane, Simple stemmed bugbane
Adenophora 'Gaudi Violet'
Ladybells
Aesculus californica
California buckeye
Aesculus flava
Yellow buckeye, sweet buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Ohio buckeye, Stinking buckeye, Fetid buckeye
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse Chestnut, Conker tree, European horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
Horse Chestnut, Conker tree, European horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum 'Hampton Court Gold'
Horse Chestnut, Conker tree, European horse chestnut
Aesculus indica
Indian horse chestnut, Naru, Pangar
Aesculus indica 'Sydney Pearce'
Indian horse chestnut, Naru, Pangar
Aesculus parviflora
Bottle brush, Small flowered buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
Aesculus turbinata
Japanese horse chestnut
Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii'
Red horse chestnut, Red buckeye
Aesculus x carnea 'Plantierensis'
Red horse chestnut, Red buckeye
Aesculus x mutabilis 'Induta'
Changeable horse chestnut
Aesculus x mutabilis 'Penduliflora'
Changeable horse chestnut
Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'
Neglected buckeye
Agapanthus 'Amourette® Superb Blue'
Love flowers
Agapanthus 'Moonlight Star'
African lily, Love flowers
Agapanthus africanus 'Starry Night'
African lily, Love flowers
Agapanthus Amourette® Superb White = 'Hpp4087'
African lily, Love flowers
Agastache 'Black Adder'
Hyssop
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Hyssop
Agastache 'Firebird'
Hyssop
Agastache 'Kudos Coral'
Agastache 'Kudos Gold'
Agastache 'Kudos Mandarin'
Agastache 'Morello'
Hyssop
Agastache 'Peachie Keen'
Hyssop
Agastache 'Tutti-frutti'
Hyssop
Agastache aurantiaca 'Apricot Sprite'
Orange hummingbird mint
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop, Fragrant nettle, Blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, Anise mint
Agastache hybrida 'Peach Pearl'
Hummingbird mint
Agastache hybrida 'Princes Plume'
Hyssop
Agastache mexicana 'Sangria'
Mexican giant hyssop
Agastache rugosa 'Liquorice Blue'
Korean mint
Agastache rugosa Beelicious Pink = 'Agapk'
Mexican giant hyssop, Korean mint
Agastache rugosa f. albiflora 'Alabaster'
Korean mint
Ageratum 'Blue Champion'
Floss flower
Ageratum houstonianum
Bluemink, Floss flower, Billy goat weed
Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon'
Floss flower
Ageratum houstonianum 'Monarch Magic'
Floss flower
Ageratum houstonianum 'Red Sea'
Bluemink, Floss flower, Billy goat weed
Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony, Sticklewort, Sweethearts, Common agrimony