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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  • Giant Marsh Marigold | Caltha Palustris Polypetala Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Giant Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris polypetala

    Masses of giant buttercups

    • Stunning lemon-yellow flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Spring flowering right from March to May

    2 options available

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  • Ultimate Fragrant Climbing Plants Collection Climbing Plants
    From £94
    From £94

    Ultimate Fragrant Climbing Plants Collection

    Sweet scents to lift your mood

    • Relax in a garden full of beautiful fragrance
    • Enjoy notes of vanilla, grape and violet
    • Attract bees and butterflies to your garden
    • Flowers all the way from May to September

    2 options available

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  • Patio Apple Tree | Malus 'Appletini' Trained Fruit Trees
    £33
    £33

    Patio Apple Tree | Malus 'Appletini'

    Bitesized apples from your patio

    • Picturesque, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dainty pink blossoms
    • Self-fertile (doesn't need a partner)

    1 option available

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  • 'Adrienne' Blackberry Plant Soft Fruit
    £10
    £10

    'Adrienne' Blackberry Plant

    Thornless and easy to train!

    • Sweet and deliciously juicy
    • Thornless for scratch-free picking
    • Make a scrummy blackberry crumble
    • Harvest from July to September

    1 option available

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  • Patio Californian Lilac Tree | Ceanothus 'Victoria' Shrubs
    £39
    £39

    Patio Californian Lilac Tree | Ceanothus 'Victoria'

    Looking beautiful in baby blue

    • Stylish, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Evergreen foliage, blue thimble flowers
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • Patio Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Brilliant' Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £50

    Patio Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Brilliant'

    Utterly fantastic blossoms

    • Statuesque, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Delightful white blossoms
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • Patio Blackberry Plant | Rubus fruticosus 'Tiny Black' Soft Fruit
    £24
    £24

    Patio Blackberry Plant | Rubus fruticosus 'Tiny Black'

    A thornless wonder

    • Deep, rich blackberry flavour
    • Compact and perfect for container growing
    • Conjure up a batch of blackberry blondies
    • Harvest from July to September

    1 option available

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  • Water Lily 'Gloire du Temple sur Lot' | Nymphaea | 3L Pot Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Blush Pink Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Gloire du Temple sur Lot'

    Up to 100 petals per flower!

    • Showy, fully double flowers in powder pink
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Appreciates a sunny position
    • Long-flowering from June through to September

    2 options available

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  • 'Pink Showers' Asiatic Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum
    From £33
    From £33

    'Pink Showers' Asiatic Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum

    Fragrance worth shouting about

    • Pink pinwheel flowers, dark green foliage
    • Vigorous growth and a wonderful fragrance
    • Does well in both sun and partial shade
    • Blooms from May to September

    2 options available

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  • Wild Primrose | Primula Vulgaris Annual Bedding
    £9
    £9

    Wild Primrose | Primula vulgaris

    The original and best

    • Pastel yellow with a golden centre and a sweet scent
    • Loves a partly shaded spot
    • Long flowering from January to May
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    1 option available

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  • Houttuynia cordata 'Boo Boo' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Houttuynia cordata 'Boo Boo'

    Aromatic with great autumn hues

    • Citrus-scented leaves, bright white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Equally happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to September

    5 options available

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  • Pyramid Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon Gift Option
    £55
    £70 £55

    Pyramid Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon

    The *real* Great Pyramid...

    • Fantastically zingy and juicy lemons
    • Trained into a distinctive pyramidal shape
    • Perfect for your next ice and a slice!
    • Harvest throughout the year

    1 option available

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  • Patio Portuguese Laurel Tree | Prunus lusitanica 'Brenelia'® Ornamental Trees
    From £33
    From £33

    Patio Portuguese Laurel Tree | Prunus lusitanica 'Brenelia'®

    Interest all year long

    • Bushy, lollipop-esque tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Shiny leaves, scented blooms, red-black fruit
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Bloodwort Wood Dock | Rumex sanguineus Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Wood Dock | Rumex sanguineus

    Use in tangy-tasting salads!

    • Striking red-veined foliage, tiny flowers
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Best in full sun but grows in partial shade
    • Flowering from June to August

    1 option available

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  • Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata' 3L Pot Pond Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Variegated Flag Iris | Iris pseudacorus 'Variegata'

    RHS-award-winning yellow flag

    • Bold yellow blooms with subtle brown markings
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    2 options available

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  • Golden Variegated Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Golden Variegated Sweet Flag | Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

    Compact and oh-so versatile

    • Narrow, strappy leaves (chartreuse and green)
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Full sun is best for this plant
    • Perfect for containers and mini ponds

    2 options available

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  • Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

    Superb rainbow of mottled leaves

    • Incredible variegated foliage, white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows well in full sun or partial shade
    • Summer flowering from May to September

    3 options available

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  • Sweet Galingale | Cyperus longus Pond Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Sweet Galingale | Cyperus longus

    Easy to grow for *big* impact

    • Arching foliage with nutty brown blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from July to August

    1 option available

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  • Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria Robert Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria 'Robert'

    Towering bog garden blooms

    • Fuchsia pink flower spires
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows best in full sun
    • Flowers from July to September

    3 options available

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  • Strawberry Tree | Arbutus unedo 'Rubra' Ornamental Trees
    £20
    £20

    Strawberry Tree | Arbutus unedo 'Rubra'

    One of the funkiest trees around!

    • Charming, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Evergreen, lantern blooms, unusual fruits
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Patio Lavender Tree | Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' Perennial Bedding
    £35
    £35

    Patio Lavender Tree | Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

    Lavender... In tree form?!

    • Fragrant, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1m (when pruned)
    • Purple flower spikes, evergreen foliage
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • Water Lily | Nymphaea Lemon Mist Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Lemon Mist'

    The centrepiece for a sunny pond

    • Bold lemon and soft butter hues
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grow in full sun
    • Free-flowering with gently-perfumed blooms

    2 options available

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  • Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower Pond Plants
    From £23
    From £23

    Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower

    An injection of pond edge colour

    • Vivid scarlet flower spikes
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Happy in full sun or partial shade
    • Late summer colour from August to October

    1 option available

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  • 'Glacier' Ivy | Hedera helix Climbing Plants
    From £33
    From £33

    'Glacier' Ivy | Hedera helix

    Grows anything but glacially

    • Mottled, lightly-lobed, silver-green foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows in all light conditions (sun to shade)
    • Perfect for covering a drab fence

    2 options available

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  • Patio Holly Tree Gift Gift Option
    £44
    £44

    Patio Holly Tree Gift

    A gift of goodwill & protection

    • The iconic winter shrub
    • Loved by pollinators
    • Fabulous for festive traditionalists
    • A lush Christmas gift

    1 option available

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  • Asiatic Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Bella' Climbing Plants
    From £33
    From £33

    Asiatic Jasmine | Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Bella'

    An evergreen dreamboat

    • Creamy flowers and glossy green foliage
    • Fabulously fragrant flowers
    • Full sun is preferable (or partial shade)
    • Flowers from June to August

    2 options available

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  • Large Water Lily | Nymphaea marliacea 'Rosea' | 3L Pot Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Large Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Marliacea Rosea'

    Blush blooms the whole of summer

    • Large (12cm) flowers in powder pink
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Full sun is preferred
    • The perfect choice for larger ponds

    2 options available

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Meet Jack

Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden

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.

Happy plants make happy customers

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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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