Colours are purples, yellows, pinks, oranges with a sprinkle of red, symbolic of the red ribbon that is the universal symbol of HIV awareness and support, symbolic of boldness, passion, love, and community
Chosen for the beauty of their branch structure and climate resilience, they will stand like guardians in the garden.A spreading, medium-sized deciduous tree with smooth grey bark and neatly toothed, lance-shaped leaves turning orange and yellow in autumn.
Eschscholzia californica ‘Red Chief’ will be used as a thread through out the garden. Red ribbons are a universal symbol of HIV awareness.A bushy annual to around 30cm high, with finely divided, feathery grey-green foliage. Produces delicate, bright scarlet poppy-like flowers all through the summer.
“Plants and nature come together in the Garden to create a colourful, living representation of the diversity within the HIV community and the partnerships underpinning the progress made to date.”
These plants have thorns – a reminder of the importance of getting tested.A large deciduous shrub or small open tree to 10m, with very large bipinnate leaves at the tips of stout, spiny stems. Flowers tiny, cream, in large billowy panicles.
The stem growth of this plant resembles the shapes of the hexagons – reflecting a key chemical structure found within many HIV medications.An evergreen, upright shrub to around 1.2m tall with small, leathery, greenish-bronze leaves that turn a chocolate brown in colder weather; leaves have silvery-white undersides and are held on silvery stems.
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The hope is to have some of this plant in the garden owing to its connections with the treatment of HIV. Artemisia can be shrubs, perennials or annuals, evergreen or deciduous, with usually grey, aromatic, often divided foliage and rather insignificant flower-heads.
Plant lists are provided by the designer of the Garden as a guide to the plants they hope to use in the Garden based on the time of year, the location and the Client Brief. The plants that feature at the Show depends on a variety of factors such as weather during the growing season and availability. While the designers try to update lists where possible, the accuracy of the list cannot be guaranteed.
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.
