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)
Delphinium 'Excalibur White'
Delphinium 'Guardian Blue'
Delphinium 'Guardian White'
Delphinium Astolat Group
Delphinium Black Knight Group
Delphinium Blue Bird Group
Delphinium Galahad Group
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Delfix Blue'
Grand-flowered delphinium
Delphinium Guinevere Group 'Lady Guinevere'
Dianthus 'Corona Raspberry Magic'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Devon Arctic Star'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Devon Flavia'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Devon Winnie'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Devon Yolande'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Kahori Pink'
Carnation
Dianthus 'Kahori'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Pixie Star'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Sunflor Bling Bling'
Pot carnation
Dianthus 'Waterloo Sunset'
Cottage pink, Clove
Dianthus barbatus
Sweet William
Dianthus carthusianorum
Carnation, Cluster-headed pink, Carthusian pink
Dianthus deltoides 'Leuchtfunk'
Maiden pink
Dianthus Memories = 'WP11Gwe04'
Carnation
Dianthus Pink Kisses = 'Kledg12163'
Carnation, Pink, Clove
Dianthus Rebekah = 'Wp09 Mar05'
Dwarf pink, Clove
Dianthus Sherbert = 'Wp08 Ros03'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus Sugar Plum = 'Wp08 Ian04'
Carnation
Dianthus Sunflor Charmy = 'Hilcharm'
Pot carnation
Dianthus Tickled Pink = 'Devon Pp 11'
Carnation
Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'
Turkey corn, Fringed bleeding heart
Dicentra 'Ivory Hearts'
Wild bleeding heart
Digitalis grandiflora 'Carillon'
Large flowered yellow foxglove
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea 'Primrose Carousel'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea 'Snow Thimble'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea Foxy Group
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Doronicum 'Little Leo'
Leopard's bane
Echinacea purpurea 'Little Magnus'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Mistral'
Hybrid coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pow Wow White'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow Wild Berry = 'Pas702917'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers Red = 'Apecssired'
Coneflower
Echinops
Globe thistle
Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata'
Oleaster, Thorny elaeagnus
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Gilt Edge'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster