Thompson and Morgan Ragged Robin : Lychnis flos-cuculi (Ragged Robin).

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New 2008

An attractive wild flower with bright pink flowers with raggedy petals. Hence it is often known as Ragged Robin, because, just like the bird, it stands out brightly at the start of summer. Plant in damp areas of the garden.

Height 25-100cm (10-40in)

Thompson and Morgan Rainbow Sage : Salvia transylvanica.

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Effective blue border plant.

Thompson and Morgan Rainbow Sage : Salvia splendens Red Arrows.

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An excellent all-rounder. Red Arrow produces lots of vivid red flowers set-off against deep green foliage and its excellent lateral branching habit makes it very effective in mass displays in beds, borders etc. Recommended also for window boxes, patio tubs, containers etc. Flowers summer. Height 28cm (11 in).

Thompson and Morgan Rainbow Sage : Salvia splendens Blaze of Fire.

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One of the most famous summer annual bedding plants, long flowering, early flowering, compact and neat. It is a frost tender annual. Ideal for bedding and edging. Other excellent sites are windowboxes and tubs. Flowers summer. Height 30cm (12in).

Thompson and Morgan Rainbow Sage : Salvia firinacea Victoria.

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Tall, handsome spiky plants which add a touch of elegance to a bed or border. The flower spikes are produced over a long period and are excellent for cutting. A Fleuroselect Bronze Medal Winner. Flowers summer/autumn. Height 18in.

Thompson and Morgan Red Cone Flower : Echinacea purpurea Magnus.

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An outstanding selection of the 'Cone Flower', distinguished by the warm bright colour of its exceptionally large flowers. The slender elegance and formality of its petals give it a style that will add class to larger flower arrangements. In the border it is no less valuable on account of its robust strong stems and general vigour which give 'Magnus' good wind and weather resistance. Flower in their first season from an early sowing. Flowers mid summer to winter. Height 1m (36 inches).

Thompson and Morgan Red Texas Sage : Salvia coccinea Hummingbird Mixed.

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A charming and unusual tri-colour blend of intriguing, tubular shaped flowers, on upright stems. Ideal for adding tiers of summer colour to borders or containers, as well as attracting many beneficial insects to your garden.

Thompson and Morgan Red Hot Poker : Kniphofia (Tritoma) T&M Mixed Hybrids.

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Solid stemmed, enormous spikes of blooms, colours including lemon yellow, golden yellow, bicoloured red and yellow, red and cream. Should flower in their second year from seed. Ideal for sunny borders and good for cutting. Flowers summer to autumn. Hgt. 70-90cm (30-36in).

Thompson and Morgan Rock Rose : Helianthemum x Hybrids Mixed.

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Showy dwarf evergreen shrubs which spread quickly over rocks and slopes and make ideal ground cover. The attractive foliage is smothered from late spring with masses of 2.5cm (1 inch) flowers resembling wild roses in pink, lemon, copper, red, purple and white. They love the sun and stand hot, dry conditions very well. Height: 9-12 inches.

Thompson and Morgan Rosemary : Rosemary.

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Its powerful fragrance goes well with lamb and chicken. Add to tomato soup, stews and, finely chopped, to fresh cooked peas. The tea is said to help headaches, colic and colds.

Thompson and Morgan Rudbeckia hirta Prairie Sun.

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An impressive debut for beds and borders, this unique new plant was awarded a Fleuroselect Gold Medal. The unusual blooms with central green cones and bright orange petals radiating back to lemon yellow, make dazzling cut flowers.

Thompson and Morgan Sage : Sage.

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Ideal for rich foods plus traditional sage and onion stuffing with duck and goose. A useful gargle for sore throats. And don't forget that it also looks great in the perennial border. Companion Plant: Reputed to ward off carrot fly planted next to carrots. With cabbage said to improve their flavour and digestibility and to repel Cabbage Moth and Cabbage White Butterfly.

Thompson and Morgan Salpiglossis sinuata Casino Black F1.

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Deepest maroon red to black flowers each with a yellow pheasant eye borne on dwarf, compact plants. These glorious plants are ideal border fillers or can be grown in containers or as pot plants. Either way they also make great cut flowers. Flowers summer. Hgt. 45-60cm (18-24in).

Thompson and Morgan Scabious : Scabiosa atropurpurea Ace of Spades.

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Fully double, pin cushion flower heads which are as near to black as can be. Gently fragrant, they make good cut flowers and will no doubt cause interest in this haunting colour. Easy to grow and an excellent filler for the border.

Thompson and Morgan Scabious : Scabiosa atropurpurea Dwarf Double Mixed.

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Fragrant, fully double and relatively compact. These are lovely 'cushion' flowers in maroon, carmine, scarlet, pink and rose. Ideal in groups for border or as cut flowers when they last well in water.

Thompson and Morgan Scabiosa atropurpurea Oxford Blue.

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An easy to grow annual, producing tall stems covered in masses of stunning, mid-blue, pin cushion flowers. A classic cottage garden plant, ideal for cutting and loved by bees and butterflies.

Beautiful plants for the cottage border.

Thompson and Morgan Scabious : Scabiosa atropurpurea Ebony and Ivory.

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Liven up your borders this summer with this dramatic duo. The delicately fragrant, pin-cushion heads appear in jet-black and ice-white, making the perfect partnership. Ideal for cottage garden borders and extremely easy to grow. Prefers a light, well-drained soil in full sun.

Thompson and Morgan Scabious : Scabiosa caucasica House's Novelty Mix.

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A truly elegant border perennial with blooms in blue, mauve and white on long slender stems which are much in demand for cut flowers. Flowers summer. Height 30in.

Thompson and Morgan Sea Thrift : Armeria hybrida Bees Hybrids.

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Easily grown long flowering plants with unusual ball shaped flower heads on thin wiry stems which make a pleasant addition to the flower border. Thriving in ordinary garden soil and particularly useful in full sun and poor soil. They flower and flower the whole summer long, starting in June and often not stopping till early November, and the colour range is glorious, from shocking pink through cerise, red, lilac to palest pink. Attractive in and out of flower they make pleasing rounded dense cushions of growth which are evergreen through the winter. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in).

Thompson and Morgan Sea Holly : Eryngium giganteum Miss Wilmott's Ghost.

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A highly ornate border plant with heart-shaped basal foliage from which rise stems of many decorative steel-blue cones surrounded by a collar of prickly, scalloped leaves. During the summer the foliage transforms from mid green to silvery-grey. Wonderful for dried arrangements, especially at Christmas. Plants can be short lived but often self seed before dying. Height: 90-100cm (36-40in).

Thompson and Morgan Sea Holly : Eryngium leavenworthii.

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An attractive annual originating from the North American prairies. This species has the unusual characteristic unlike other Eryngiums, to flower quickly from seed in the first year. Each plant will produce spectacular spiky glaucus foliage which changes to a rich purple colour on the cones and bracts, followed by reddish-purple tinge in the autumn.

Ideal for adding structure to annual borders, as well as making a decorative long lasting cut flower.

Height 50-90cm (20-36in)

Thompson and Morgan Senecio cineraria Silver Dust.

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A half hardy perennial best treated as a half hardy annual, this is a showy bedding plant producing a 20-25cm (8-10in) mound of finely divided silvery white foliage. Use it as an edging to the border, as feature plants or in pots.

Thompson and Morgan Sensitive Plant : Mimosa pudica.

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"Sensitive Plant", so called because the leaflets fold up in a most spectacular manner when touched or blown by the wind. Run your hand over the plant and the leaves will fold up and the leaf stalk will drop as if on a hinge. The movements are quickest with young plants in bright sunshine. They return to their normal condition in a few minutes.

Thompson and Morgan Silene laciniata Jack Flash.

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Wow! What a stunning perennial! Easy to grow and sure to catch some admiring glances. Attractive bright red, starburst blooms borne on slender stems. Goes on flowering over a very long period.

Thompson and Morgan Snakes's Head Fritillary.

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A beautiful hardy bulb with white pendant 1-¢in (4cm) blooms heavily chequered with pink, plum or purple. Can be grown in grass and often self seeds to make delightful colonies of nodding bells. Flowers spring, Hgt. 15cm (6in).