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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Chrysanthemum yezoense
Hokkaido chrysanthemum
Chusquea culeou
Culeu, Chilean bamboo
Cichorium intybus
Chicory
Cirsium acaule
Dwarf thistle, Plume thistle
Cirsium arvense
Creeping thistle, Canada thistle
Cirsium eriophorum
Woolly thistle
Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum'
Plume thistle, Thistle, Brook thistle
Cirsium rivulare 'Trevor's Blue Wonder'
Brook thistle
Cirsium tuberosum
Tuberous thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Spear thistle, Bull thistle, Boar thistle
Cistus 'Silver Ghost'
Rock rose
Cistus 'Snow Fire'
Rock rose, Sun rose
Cistus albidus
Rock rose, Sun rose, White leaved rock rose
Cistus creticus
Cretan rock rose
Cistus ladanifer
Cretan rock rose, Gum cistus
Cistus ladanifer 'Paladin'
Cretan rock rose, Gum cistus
Cistus laurifolius
Laurel leaved cistus, Laurel rock rose
Cistus libanotis
White Portuguese rock rose
Cistus monspeliensis
Montpellier rock rose
Cistus salviifolius 'May Snow'
Sage leaf rock rose
Cistus x aguilarii
Aguilarii hybrid rock rose
Cistus x argenteus 'Peggy Sammons'
Silvery hybrid rock rose
Cistus x crispatus 'Warley Rose'
Wavy leaved rock rose
Cistus x cyprius
Cyprus cistus
Cistus x cyprius var. ellipticus 'Elma'
Cyprus cistus
Cistus x dansereaui
Jaras, Portuguese rock rose
Cistus x dansereaui 'Decumbens'
Jaras, Portuguese rock rose
Cistus x dansereaui 'Jenkyn Place'
Jaras, Portuguese rock rose
Cistus x fernandesiae 'Anne Palmer'
Fernandez cistus
Cistus x heterocalyx 'Chelsea Bonnet'
Rock rose
Cistus x hybridus 'Gold Prize'
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x laxus 'Snow White'
Rock rose, Sun rose
Cistus x lenis 'Grayswood Pink'
Lenis rock rose
Cistus x obtusifolius 'Thrive'
Rock rose
Cistus x skanbergii
Skanberg's rock rose
Citrus trifoliata
Japanese bitter orange, Hardy orange, Trifoliate orange
Claytonia sibirica
Siberian purslane
Clematis 'Abundance'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Alice Fisk'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Alionushka'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Andromeda'
Alpine clematis, Columbine
Clematis 'Aotearoa'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Asao'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Ascotiensis'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Aureolin'
Golden clematis
Clematis 'Bagatelle'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Barbara Dibley'
Virgin's bower
Clematis 'Barbara Jackman'
Virgin's bower