4032 Mechanicsville Pike, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone : 804-781-0500
Monday-Saturday : 8 am- 5 pm

Plant Finder





Below, you will find a random sample of plants available from the nursery at Ed's Landscaping & Garden Center. Use the form above to select plants by specific criteria.


Tamarix Pink Cascade
Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade'

Spreading deciduous large shrub/small tree. Small greyish-green, overlapping scale-like leaves. Naturalizing, near water.
Spacing : 12-18' Apart
Water Use : Heavy
Form : Spreading deciduous large shrub/small tree
Item Usage : Naturalizing, near water
Leaf Description : Small greyish-green, overlapping scale-like leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : March to September


Nepeta Walker's Low Blue
Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'

Compact, mounding perennial. Mid-green, hairy leaves. Good mixed, herbaceous border perennial.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Good mixed, herbaceous border perennial
Leaf Description : Mid-green, hairy leaves
Blooms In : May to late Fall


Cyperus haspans
Cyperus haspan 'Viviperous'

Small, clump forming perennial. Round leafless stems bear glossy green umbels. At the margins of a pond, bog garden or in containers.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Keep wet
Form : Small, clump forming perennial
Item Usage : At the margins of a pond, bog garden or in containers
Leaf Description : Round leafless stems bear glossy green umbels
Attraction : Good in dried arrangements
Blooms In : Summer


Encore Az. Amethyst - Purple
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Amethyst'

Dense, spreading evergreen azalea. Dark green, pointed, rough textured foliage. Hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, spreading evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green, pointed, rough textured foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer and fall


Ilex X Christmas Jewel
Ilex x 'Christmas Jewel'

Upright, dense pyramidal form. Dark green, glossy foliage. Good specimen, accent, hedge plant.
Spacing : 15-20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, dense pyramidal form
Item Usage : Good specimen, accent, hedge plant
Fruit Info : Large, bright red berries - No pollinator needed
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy foliage


Coreopsis Route 66
Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66'

Clump forming perennial. Thin fine leaf. Containers,bedding, mass planting.
Spacing : 30" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Containers,bedding, mass planting
Leaf Description : Thin fine leaf
Attraction : Deer resistant, long bloom time
Blooms In : Mid summer to Mid fall


Fern Athyrium Jap. Regal Red
Athyrium niponicum variegatum pictum 'Regal red'

Erect, spreading fern. Ruffled, dark-violet centered, silver-edged fronds. Attractive accent plant.
Spacing : 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, spreading fern
Item Usage : Attractive accent plant
Leaf Description : Ruffled, dark-violet centered, silver-edged fronds


Cam Jap. Greensboro Red
Camellia japonica 'Greensboro Red'

Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub. Shiny dark-green, oval leaves. Attractive accent, border or container specimen.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container specimen
Leaf Description : Shiny dark-green, oval leaves
Blooms In : Late Winter thru Spring


Pine Jap. Black Thunderhead
Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead'

Compact, irregular form. Long, glossy dark green needles. Attractive container, accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 20' To 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, irregular form
Item Usage : Attractive container, accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Long, glossy dark green needles
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Winter


Sambucus Black Beauty
Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'

Spreading, deciduous flowering shrub. Intense, purple-black lobed foliage. Use as a shrub, background perennial, small tree.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Spreading, deciduous flowering shrub
Item Usage : Use as a shrub, background perennial, small tree
Fruit Info : Dark purple berries in late summer
Leaf Description : Intense, purple-black lobed foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


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