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)
Ceanothus impressus
Santa Barbara Ceanothus
Ceanothus ramulosus
Coast ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Blue blossom, Blue brush
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Millerton Point'
White blue blossom
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Mystery Blue'
Blue blossom, Blue brush
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus El Dorado = 'Perado'
California lilac
Ceanothus x delileanus 'Gloire de Versailles'
California lilac, Redroot, French hybrid ceanothus
Ceanothus x delileanus 'Henri Desfosse'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus x pallidus 'Marie Simon'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus x pallidus 'Perle Rose'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus x veitchianus
Veitch's Californian Lilac
Centaurea 'Amethyst on Ice'
Knapweed, Star thistle
Centaurea 'Caramia'
Knapweed, Star thistle
Centaurea 'Jordy'
Knapweed
Centaurea 'Silver Feather'
Silver Feather knapweed
Centaurea bella
Beautiful knapweed
Centaurea cineraria subsp. cineraria
Dusty miller
Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Diadem'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Mix'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea dealbata
Perennial cornflower, Persian cornflower, Whitewash cornflower
Centaurea dealbata 'Steenbergii'
Perennial cornflower, Persian cornflower, Whitewash cornflower
Centaurea glastifolia
Woad-leaved knapweed
Centaurea macrocephala
Great golden knapweed, Globe centaurea
Centaurea montana 'Alba'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelors buttons
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelors buttons
Centaurea montana 'Carnea'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Gold Bullion'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Tini's Pink'
Knapweed, Perennial cornflower
Centaurea nigra
Comon knapweed, Black knapweed, Hard heads, Lesser knapweed
Centaurea pulcherrima
Most beautiful knapweed
Centaurea ruthenica
Ruthenia knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa
Greater knapweed
Centaurea simplicicaulis
Unbranched knapweed
Centranthus ruber
Red valerian, Setwall, Jupiter's beard, Drunken sailor, Pretty betsy, Foxes' beard
Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
Red valerian, Setwall, Jupiter's beard, Drunken sailor, Pretty betsy, Foxes' beard
Centranthus ruber var. coccineus
Red valerian, Setwall, Jupiter's beard, Drunken sailor, Pretty betsy, Foxes' beard
Cephalaria gigantea
Yellow scabious, Giant scabies, Tatarian cephalaria, Tree scabiosa
Ceratostigma griffithii
Burmese plumbago
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Autumn flowering shrubby plumbago
Ceratostigma willmottianum Desert Skies = 'Palmgold'
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue = 'Lice'
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Cercis canadensis 'Golden Falls'
Weeping eastern redbud, American judas tree
Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
Chinese redbud
Cercis griffithii Blue Lagoon = 'Rafmar1'
Redbud