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
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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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Festuca glauca 'Azurit'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Blaufuchs'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Blauglut'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
Blue fescue, Grey fescue, Blue sheep's fescue
Festuca ovina
Sheep's fescue
Ficaria verna
Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Ficaria verna 'Brazen Hussy'
Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Ficaria verna 'Collarette'
Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Ficaria verna aurantiaca Group
Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Filipendula multijuga
Dropwort, Siberian meadowsweet
Filipendula palmata
Dropwort, Siberian meadowsweet
Filipendula purpurea
Dropwort, Japanese meadowsweet
Filipendula rubra 'Venusta'
Queen of the Prairies, Martha Washington plume
Filipendula ulmaria
Queen of the meadows, European meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea'
Golden Meadowsweet, Queen of the meadows, European meadowsweet
Filipendula vulgaris 'Multiplex'
Dropwort, Dropwort meadowsweet
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
Purple fennel
Forsythia europaea
European forsythia, Golden bell
Forsythia suspensa
Weeping forsythia, Weeping golden bell
Fragaria vesca
Wild strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Woodland strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Cambridge Favourite'
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Delia'
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Florence'
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Redgauntlet'
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Rhapsody'
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Samba'
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Toscana'
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Variegata'
Variegated strawberry, Garden strawberry, Cultivated strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa 'Vibrant'
Strawberry
Fragaria x ananassa Pink Panda = 'Frei'
Strawberry
Frangula alnus
Alder buckthorn, Black dogwood
Fraxinus americana
White ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
Narrow leaved ash
Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood'
Raywood ash claret ash, Narrow leaved ash
Fraxinus angustifolia var. australis
Narrow leaved ash, Narrow leaved ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Common ash, European ash, Fine leaved ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Common ash, European ash, Fine-leaved ash
Fraxinus excelsior 'Crispa'
Curl-leaf common ash, European ash
Fraxinus excelsior 'Jaspidea'
Golden ash, Common ash, European ash, Fine leaved ash
Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula'
Weeping ash, Common ash, European ash, Fine leaved ash
Fraxinus ornus
Manna ash, Flowering ash
Fritillaria imperialis
Crown imperial, Imperial fritillary
Fritillaria imperialis 'Aureomarginata'
Crown imperial, Imperial fritillary
Fritillaria imperialis 'Lutea'
Crown imperial, Imperial fritillary
Fritillaria imperialis 'Maxima Lutea'
Crown imperial, Imperial fritillary
Fritillaria imperialis 'Rubra Maxima'
Crown imperial, Imperial fritillary