UK Native Plant Bulbs

Planting native bulbs boosts biodiversity while supporting species adapted to Britain's ecosystems. Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) sustain early bumblebees and hoverflies with their nectar-rich pendulous flowers. Snake’s head fritillaries (Fritillaria meleagris) provide unique checkerboard blooms for orchard butterflies and pollen beetles. Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) create ground cover for woodlice and spiders, while ramsons (wild garlic, Allium ursinum) feed bees before summer blooms emerge. These species thrive in dappled shade or meadows, forming natural colonies that shelter amphibians and invertebrates. Unlike non-natives, they resist invasive spreading while offering authentic seasonal rhythms that birds, insects and small mammals rely on.