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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  • 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

  • Papaver Orientalis 'Beauty of Livermere' | 3L Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Red Poppy | Papaver orientalis 'Beauty of Livermere'

    Huge and splendidly scarlet poppy bowls every summer

    • Huge scarlet red flowers with deeply dark centres
    • Flowers from May to July
    • Create a cottage garden aesthetic
    • Flowers grow up to 1.2m tall for stunning height

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia 'Hot Lips' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Salvia 'Hot Lips'

    Summer-long displays of red and white

    • Two-toned white and candy-apple red flowers on tall stems
    • Flowers from July right through to October
    • Compact and colourful for the front of a border
    • Fragrant foliage

    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

  • Marsh Marigold | Caltha Palustris Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris

    Some of the daintiest flowers

    • Heart-shaped foliage, bright yellow blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grows best in full sun to partial shade
    • Flowers during March and April

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Autumn Treasure' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    £18
    £18

    'Autumn Treasure' Raspberry Plants

    Wave au revoir to thorny picking

    • Fabulous levels of sweetness
    • Fruits on first-year canes
    • Mix with strawberries in a summer salad
    • Pick from August to October

    Currently out of stock

  • Crystal Confetti | Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides variegata| Oxygenating 1L Pot Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Oxygenating Crystal Confetti | Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides variegata

    Variegated, frilled foliage

    • Bright green leaves with charming variegation
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grows well in both full sun and partial shade
    • Flowers from April to June

    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

  • Best Small Pond Plants Collection with a Lily | Grower's Choice Pond Plants
    £75
    £75

    Best Small Pond Plants Collection with a Lily | Grower's Choice

    The ideal mini pond plant scheme

    • A fabulous selection of different pond plants
    • Zones 1 to 3 - Pondside to deep water
    • A spot in full sunshine is best
    • Attractive to bees, butterflies and birds

    Currently out of stock

  • Geranium 'Black Beauty' 3L Pot Perennial Plants
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Geranium 'Black Beauty'

    Sky Blue flowers with Striking black leaves

    • Masses of Sky Blue flowers
    • Blooms from June to September
    • Ideal for the front of borders
    • Colourful ground cover perennial

    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

  • White Weeping Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus yedoensis 'Shidare Yoshino' Ornamental Trees
    From £37
    £54 From £37

    White Weeping Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus yedoensis 'Shidare Yoshino'

    Loved by pollinators

    • Elegant weeping tree
    • Can grow to 2.2m (depending on form)
    • Bowl shaped pale pink flowers
    • Blossoms in April

    Currently out of stock

  • Iris pseudacorus bastardii Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Iris pseudacorus bastardii

    A perfect blend of yellow tones

    • The perfect blend of yellow tones
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    Currently out of stock

  • Variegated Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Variegated Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'

    Erect foliage plant with oomph

    • Strappy green blades with cream margins
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Plant in sun or partial shade
    • Flowers from May to July

    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

  • Native British Wildflower Meadow Plugs Perennial Bedding
    From £50
    From £50

    Native British Wildflower Meadow Plants

    Grow a British wildflower meadow

    • Prefers full sun or partial shade
    • Add to lawns, beds and borders
    • Flowers from April to October
    • Contains up to 22 different species

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Malling Minerva' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    £26
    £28 £26

    'Malling Minerva' Raspberry Plants

    Big on flavour, not spines

    • Bursting with sumptuous sweetness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Make an Eton mess (with a twist)
    • Pick your raspberries in June and July

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Draper' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    £16
    £16

    'Draper' Blueberry Bush

    The ideal firmness for freezing

    • Rich blueberries, both sweet and juicy
    • Berries bursting with minerals and vitamins
    • Eat fresh or blitz in morning smoothies
    • Pick from July to August

    Currently out of stock

  • Fragrant Water Lily 'Sioux' | Nymphaea | 3L Pot Pond Plants
    From £36
    From £36

    Fragrant Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Sioux'

    An array of happy hues

    • Colour-changing, highly-scented blooms
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Thrives in full sun to partial shade
    • Nice and free-flowering throughout summer

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium Highlander Collection | 4 x 1L pots Perennial Bedding
    £45
    £48 £45

    Dramatic Delphiniums Collection

    Incredible showy flower spires

    • Delphiniums in an array of charming shades
    • The ideal plants to star in your borders
    • Blooms from May to July
    • An excellent option for cut flowers

    Currently out of stock

  • Water Lily | Nymphaea Wanvisa Pond Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Variegated Water Lily | Nymphaea 'Wanvisa'

    No two flowers are the same!

    • Spectacular multicoloured flowers
    • Zone 3 - Deep water
    • Grow in a fully sunny spot
    • 2010 Best New Waterlily winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Cowslip | Primula Veris Pond Plants
    £23
    £23

    Cowslip | Primula veris

    A native, sweet-scented classic

    • Nodding umbels of cheery yellow blooms
    • Zone 1 - Pondside
    • Grow around a sunny or partly-shaded pond
    • Flowers from April to June

    Currently out of stock

  • Long-Flowering Wildflower Meadow Plugs | Annual & Perennial Mix Perennial Bedding
    From £50
    From £50

    Long-Flowering Wildflower Meadow Plants | Annual & Perennial Mix

    Instant impact plus longevity!

    • Likes full sun or partial shade
    • Ideal for lawns, beds and borders
    • Flowers from April to October
    • Contains up to 27 different species

    Currently out of stock

  • Cordon Cherry and Plum Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    From £55
    £67 From £55

    Cordon Cherry and Plum Trees | Perfect Partners

    Big flavours from limited spaces

    • Columnar cordons are ideal for small gardens
    • Two incredibly flavourful varieties
    • Productive trees you can grow in pots
    • Loved by pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Achillea 'New Vintage Rose' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Achillea 'New Vintage Rose'

    Bright, showy and compact achillea

    • Cerise pink flowers clustered on large flat flowerheads
    • Summer flowering from June to August
    • Brings colour and height to sunny borders
    • Compact enough for containers

    Currently out of stock

  • Iris versicolor 'Kermesina' Pond Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Iris versicolor 'Kermesina'

    Talk about elegant!

    • Striking purple and white blooms
    • Zone 2 - Pond edges
    • Grow in full sun or partial shade
    • Flowers through May and June

    Currently out of stock

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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.

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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
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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
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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