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)
Agrostemma githago
Corn cockle, Rose of heaven
Ailanthus altissima
Tree of heaven
Ajuga 'Pink Lightning'
Bugle
Ajuga 'Sparkler'
Bugle
Ajuga genevensis
Blue bugle, Upright bugle, Geneva bugle
Ajuga incisa 'Bikun'
Japanese cut-leaf bugle
Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa'
Pyramidal bugle, Northern bugle, Upright bugleweed, Spinach ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Blueberry Muffin'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Golden Glow'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Jungle Beauty'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Mahogany'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Multicolor'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Pink Elf'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans 'Variegata'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans f. albiflora 'Alba'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Ajuga reptans Party Colours = 'Binparcol'
Common bugle, Carpet bugle, Sicklewort, Carpenter's herb
Alcea rosea 'Creme de Cassis'
Garden hollyhock
Alcea rosea 'Nigra'
Black hollyhock, Garden hollyhock
Alcea rosea 'Spring Celebrities Crimson'
Garden hollyhock
Alcea rosea 'Spring Celebrities Pink'
Garden hollyhock
Alcea rosea Chater's Double Group double rose
Hollyhock, Garden hollyhock
Alcea rosea Chater's Double Group double white
Hollyhock, Garden hollyhock
Alcea rosea Chater's Double Group pink-flowered
Hollyhock, Garden hollyhock
Alcea rosea Chater's Double Group purple-flowered
Hollyhock, Garden hollyhock
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Water plantain, Mad dog weed
Alliaria petiolata
Garlic mustard, Jack-by-the-hedge, Hedge garlic
Allium 'Beau Regards'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Bubble Bath'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Eros'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Firmament'
Big blue onion
Allium 'His Excellency'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Lavender Bubbles'
Perennial allium
Allium 'Millennium'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Mont Blanc'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Ostara'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Party Balloons'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Pinball Wizard'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Summer Drummer'
Ornamental onion
Allium 'Violet Beauty'
Ornamental onion
Allium aflatunense
Persian onion
Allium ampeloprasum
Wild leek, Levant garlic, Kurrat, Elephant garlic
Allium angulosum
Mouse garlic
Allium atropurpureum
Drumstick allium
Allium caeruleum
Blue allium
Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum
Purple keeled garlic