Plants in The British Red Cross ‘Here for Humanity’ Garden

The Swiss pine noting the origin of the Red Cross.
A bushy tree, usually narrow in habit, with dark grey-green needles borne in fives, and ovoid cones which are blue-green when young, later pale brown with large, edible seeds.

Highlighting the role of the British Red Cross within the UK since 1870. 
Spreading to form a carpet of evergreen foliage, this is an invaluable perennial that will add year-round interest to shadier parts of the garden. It’s at its best however when the airy sprays of tiny, white, star-shaped flowers appear in late spring and early summer, seeming to float on their wiry stems above the rosettes of toothed, spoon-shaped leaves. 

Otherwise known as edelweiss, is a defiant, frugal and resilient alpine plant, and a reminder that although the Red Cross is there when crisis happens, it also helps build community resilience.
A perennial with narrow, grey-green leaves and starry white-felted flowering heads in late spring and early summer.

Referencing the work of the Red Cross supporting over 14 million people in Türkiye, after the devastating earthquake in 2023.
Tulips provide a splash of spring colour in dazzling shades. Different flower forms add to this variety, with lily-, fringed-, parrot- and peony-flowered forms. They are ideal for filling borders, growing in rock gardens and for bedding schemes.

To highlight how alpines can be used en masse to create design effects in addition to their more traditional specimen plantings.
Dianthus can be annuals, evergreen perennials or subshrubs with narrow, often greyish leaves and showy flowers that are frequently fragrant.