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.

Perennial plants (495) Lavender plants (9)Peony plants (27)Agapanthus plants (21)Dahlia plants (53)Heuchera plants (12)
  • Agapanthus 'Ever Sapphire' 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Ever Sapphire'

    Spires of Deep Blue starry flowers

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add drama to pots and borders
    • Early flowering from May to September
    • Attracts bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Sweet Surprise' Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Sweet Surprise'

    The sweetest two-toned Blues

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Ideal for the middle of a border
    • Long flowering from June to September
    • Attracts bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Salvia 'Fashionista Midnight Model' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Salvia 'Fashionista Midnight Model'

    Purples as dark as the midnight Milky Way

    • Profusions of rich violet purple flowers
    • Flowers from Late Spring through Summer
    • Create a cottage garden aesthetic
    • Hardy Perennial–will come back year after year

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Cocktail Tequila Sunrise' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Dianthus 'Cocktail Tequila Sunrise'

    Perfectly mixed sunrise shades

    • Soft pink flowers with a stunning red-edged apricot centre
    • Blooms from May to August
    • Highly scented variety with a warm spicy fragrance
    • Plant in containers, borders and cutting gardens

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia Merleau Blue Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Salvia 'Merleau Blue'

    Compact salvia in classic colours

    • Small purple blue flowers on slender stems
    • Summer flowering from July to October
    • Adds scent and colour to a sunny border
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Cocktail Cherry Daiquiri' | 2L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Dianthus 'Cocktail Cherry Daiquiri'

    Any Summer's day can be made better with a cherry daiquiri

    • Delicate blush pink petals with strokes of magenta
    • Radiates a warm, spicy fragrance for your garden
    • Flowers from May to October
    • A beautiful addition to cottage garden borders

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus Bridal Bouquet Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Bridal Bouquet'

    Compact and bright variety, perfect for pots

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Add drama to pots and borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • Perfect for pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Cocktail Cosmopolitan' | 2L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Dianthus 'Cocktail Cosmopolitan'

    Beautifully pink with red kisses

    • Powerfully pink petals with red centres
    • Radiates a warm, spicy fragrance for your garden
    • Flowers from May to October
    • Buy an almost fully-mature plant ready to bloom!

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia Merleau Rose Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Salvia 'Merleau Rose'

    A cottage garden essential!

    • Rose pink flowers clustered on compact, upright stems above fragrant foliage
    • Long flowering season from July to October
    • Compact variety that's perfect for pots or front borders
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Ever White' 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Ever White'

    Clusters of White on towering stems

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add drama to pots and borders
    • Flowers May to September
    • Perfect for pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Passiflora Amethyst Lavender Lady 3L Climbing Plants
    From £25
    £34 From £25

    Purple Passion Flower | Passiflora 'Lavender Lady'

    Attention-grabbing violet blooms

    • Voluminous, flamboyant purple-blue flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Loves a sunny spot (tolerates part shade)
    • Blooms from July to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia 'Farina Silver Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Salvia 'Farina Silver Blue'

    Unique silver-blue colour all summer long

    • Compact spikes packed with light silvery-blue flowers
    • Flowers all summer
    • Silver-grey aromatic foliage
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Echinacea 'SunSeekers Sweet Fuchsia' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Echinacea 'SunSeekers Sweet Fuchsia'

    The fuchsia is bright....pink!

    • Fuchsia pink petals surrounding a brown central disc
    • Blooms right from June into autumn
    • Perfect for a wildlife friendly border
    • Attracts bees and butterflies

    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

  • Climbing Fuchsia 'Pink Fizz' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Climbing Fuchsia 'Pink Fizz'

    Gorgeous pendulous flowers

    • Bell-shaped pink and red blooms
    • Grows wonderfully up a trellis or wall
    • Happy in both sun and part shade
    • Flowers from summer to autumn

    Currently out of stock

  • Climbing Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Climbing Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby'

    Intense bicolour blooms

    • Bold red and purple blooms, mid-green foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Thrives in both sun and part shade
    • Flowers from June to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Leucanthemum 'Western Star Taurus' | Daisy | 3L Pot Perennial plants
    From £8
    From £8

    Leucanthemum 'Western Star Taurus' | Daisy

    The fairest of them all

    • Flowers throughout July and August
    • A splash of sunshine in borders
    • Very easy to grow and care for
    • Compact variety ideal for patio planters

    Currently out of stock

  • Dianthus 'Cocktail Shirley Temple' | 2L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Dianthus 'Cocktail Shirley Temple'

    The sweetest shades of pink all summer long

    • Frilled taffy-pink petals with a magenta middle
    • Buy an almost fully-mature plant ready to bloom!
    • Flowers from June to October
    • Radiates a warm, spicy fragrance for your garden

    Currently out of stock

  • Lavender Ice' Patio Shrub Rose Shrubs
    From £30
    From £30

    'Lavender Ice' Patio Shrub Rose

    Unusual lilac patio rose

    • Large, silver-lilac roses in clusters
    • Subtly fragranced
    • Repeat flowering: May to October
    • Great for containers

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Star Quality' | 7.5L Perennial Bedding
    £35
    £35

    Agapanthus 'Star Quality' | 7.5L

    Showstopping blue blooms

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

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Pretty Heidi' | 7.5L Perennial Bedding
    £35
    £35

    Agapanthus 'Pretty Heidy' | 7.5L

    Vibrant blue blooms on towering stems

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

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Fireworks' | 7.5L Perennial Bedding
    £35
    £35

    Agapanthus 'Fireworks' | 7.5L

    Two toned flowers to light up your borders

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add drama to pots and borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year Finalist

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Navy Blue' | 3L Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Navy Blue' | 3L

    Deep blue blooms float on tall stems

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

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Poppin Purple' | 7.5L Perennial Bedding
    £35
    £35

    Agapanthus 'Poppin Purple' | 7.5L

    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
    • Hardy and disease resistant

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Navy Blue' | 7.5L Perennial Bedding
    £35
    £35

    Agapanthus 'Navy Blue' | 7.5L

    Deep blue blooms float on tall stems

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

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Stardust' | 3L Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Stardust' | 3L

    Spires of vibrant blue flowers

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

    Currently out of stock

  • Agapanthus 'Star Quality' | 3L Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Star Quality' | 3L

    Showstopping blue blooms

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

    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!

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| 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
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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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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.

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| 8 Nov

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