Best Plants for Butterflies & Bees

Which plants are great for pollinators? That’s easy: the plants with flowers…Now, there is the tiniest chance that growers have unwittingly developed flowers that look great to humans but aren’t remotely attractive to bumble bees… but if they have, they aren’t telling us. So, if you want to do your bit for the bees... plant lots of flowers! Oh, and don’t use chemicals that kill insects.

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  • Iris Sibirica 'Peacock Butterfly Miss Apple' Perennial Bedding
    £15
    £15

    Iris sibirica 'Peacock Butterfly Miss Apple'

    Incredible depth of colour

    • Pale pink and deep magenta flowers during summer
    • Ideal for pond borders and bog gardens
    • Tall stems provide the perfect flower pedestal
    • A great choice for pollinator gardens

    Currently out of stock

  • Iris Sibirica 'Peacock White Amber' Perennial Bedding
    £15
    £15

    Iris sibirica 'Peacock White Amber'

    Understated, elegant buttery blooms

    • Spiky blades of green foliage
    • Wonderful cream and yellow flowers during summer
    • Grows to almost one metre in height
    • Fantastic for cut flowers

    Currently out of stock

  • Water Lily | Nymphaea Mrs Richmond Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Mrs Richmond'

    Stunning water lilies all summer

    • Pastel pink petals maturing to deeper magenta
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Prefers full sunshine
    • Free-flowering from June to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Patio Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    From £60
    £70 From £60

    Patio Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners

    Your own patio orchard

    • Iconic varieties you can grow in small spaces
    • Fruits with unparalleled flavour
    • Nice and easy to look after
    • Both RHS Award of Garden Merit winners

    Currently out of stock

  • Drumstick Primula | Primula Denticulata Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Drumstick Primula | Primula denticulata

    Drumroll, please...

    • Award-winning violet pompoms on erect stems
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Happy in full sun or part shade
    • Pompom purple flowers from April to June

    Currently out of stock

  • False Acacia Tree | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Rozynskiana' Ornamental Trees
    £80
    £80

    False Acacia Tree | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Rozynskiana'

    Wonderfully weeping foliage

    • Broadly oval to weeping tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Green, hanging leaves, scented, white flowers
    • Incredibly long leaves (up to 50cm long)

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Poppin Purple' | 3L Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Poppin Purple' | 3L

    Pops of purple blooms on towering stems

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add drama to pots and borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • Evergreen and disease resistant

    Currently out of stock

  • Osteospermum 'Tresco Purple' | 3L Pot Perennial plants
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Osteospermum 'Tresco Purple'

    Bold Violet flowers for bright borders

    • Violet daisy-like flowers with a dark centre
    • Flowers from June to October
    • A splash of summer colour in borders
    • Great for container displays

    Currently out of stock

  • Hydrangea paniculata Pinky Winky Shrubs
    £25
    £25

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky'

    Watch the colours change!

    • Upright, spreading shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 1.5m
    • Fragrant blooms turn from green to pink!
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni' Climbing Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'

    Fabulously fragrant racemes

    • Hanging pink flowers (up to 15cm long)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows well in both sun and part shade
    • Flowers in June

    Currently out of stock

  • Iris Sibirica 'Peacock Jerry Murphy' Perennial Bedding
    £15
    £15

    Iris sibirica 'Peacock Jerry Murphy'

    Apricot and bronze hues to lighten your pond edge

    • Dramatic blades of dark green foliage
    • Brilliant bronze blooms
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • A fantastic marginal plant for the pond edge

    Currently out of stock

  • Iris sibirica 'Snow Queen' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Iris sibirica 'Snow Queen'

    Frost white and majestic

    • Brilliant white flowers with yellow centres
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers throughout May and June

    Currently out of stock

  • Nemesia 'Nesia Tropical' Perennial Bedding
    £16
    £16

    Nemesia 'Nesia Tropical'

    The most glorious sunset hues

    • Tangerine, vermillion and magenta coloured flowers from spring to autumn
    • Delicately scented
    • Ideal for hanging baskets and patios
    • Wonderful for cut flower arrangements

    Currently out of stock

  • Iris pseudacorus 'Alba' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Iris pseudacorus 'Alba'

    Wonderful creamy-white tones

    • Delicate iris blooms with elegant markings
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    Currently out of stock

  • Duo Apple Tree | Cox's Orange Pippin & Golden Delicious Trained Fruit Trees
    £55
    £55

    Duo Apple Tree | 'Cox's Orange Pippin' & 'Golden Delicious'

    Two great varieties, one tree!

    • Incredible flavours
    • Red and green apples from the same tree
    • Eat the apples fresh or use them in desserts
    • Harvest from September

    Currently out of stock

  • Bulley's Primrose | Primula Bulleyana Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Bulley's Primrose | Primula bulleyana

    A jolt of cheery sunshine

    • Superb sunset blooms aloft vertical stems
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from March to June

    Currently out of stock

  • White Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris alba Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    White Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris alba

    Attract pollinators to the pond

    • Daisy-like flowers in white and yellow
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Loves a sunny spot by the pond
    • Flowers throughout March and April

    Currently out of stock

  • Giant Pickerel Rush Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Giant Pickerel Weed

    Beautiful and beloved by bees

    • Spikes of lavender-blue flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows best in full sun
    • Flowers from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Ben Nevis' Blackcurrant Bush Soft Fruit
    £12
    £12

    'Ben Nevis' Blackcurrant Bush

    Laughs in the face of frost

    • A marriage of sweet and tart flavours
    • Brilliant juice content
    • Makes fabulous jams, jellies and coulis
    • Pick throughout July

    Currently out of stock

  • Norway Maple Tree | Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry' Ornamental Trees
    £105
    £190 £105

    Norway Maple Tree | Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry'

    The most gorgeous garden guard

    • Proudly upright tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Deep crimson, penta-lobed deciduous leaves
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Primrose 'Cowslip' | Primula Veris Annual Bedding
    £9
    £9

    Primrose 'Cowslip' | Primula Veris

    A classic, sweet-scented native plant

    • Sunny yellow flowers with a sweet fragrance
    • Grow in groups around a sunny or partly shaded pond
    • Flowers from April to June
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • approved by Shakespeare

    Currently out of stock

  • Geranium 'Azure Rush' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Geranium 'Azure Rush'

    An award winning hardy Geranium

    • Delicate blooms of violet through summer
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
    • Fully Hardy in the UK–flowers year after year
    • Flowers from June-September

    Currently out of stock

  • Rudbeckia 'Lemon SmileyZ' Perennial Bedding
    £16
    £16

    Rudbeckia 'Lemon SmileyZ'

    As bright as Einstein (fact)

    • Prefers full sun but grows in partial shade
    • Incredibly floriferous
    • Blooms appear from June through to October
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Fiona Sunrise' Jasmine | Jasminum officinale Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    'Fiona Sunrise' Jasmine | Jasminum officinale

    Distinctive yellow-green foliage

    • Scented white blooms, chartreuse foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Suited to full sun and partial shade
    • Flowers from June to August

    Currently out of stock

  • Ultimate Wisteria Collection Climbing Plants
    From £75
    £80 From £75

    Ultimate Wisteria Collection

    The iconic cottage climber

    • Glorious pendulous, scented flowers
    • Purple, pink and white coloured blooms
    • RHS award-winning varieties
    • Create a paradise for pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Rudbeckia 'Happy SmileyZ' Perennial Bedding
    £16
    £16

    Rudbeckia 'Happy SmileyZ'

    If you could bottle a sunset...

    • Happiest in full sun but tolerates some shade
    • Looks wonderful in a pot
    • Blooms from June to October
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • English Primroses Collection Annual bedding
    £50
    £50

    English Primroses Collection

    Sometimes the classics are the best

    • A perfect mix of golden cowslips and pastel yellow wild primroses
    • Flowers from January right through to May
    • Wildlife friendly, maintenance free perennials
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    Currently out of stock

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Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
five star rating on Trustpilot

The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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