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.


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


Ajuga Catlin's Giant / Blue
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant

Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial. Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage. Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive.
Spacing : 12 - 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial
Item Usage : Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive
Leaf Description : Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage
Blooms In : May


Cam X Twilight Glow
Camellia x 'Twilight Glow'

Medium bushy form. Dark green, thick foliage. Attractive accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Medium bushy form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, thick foliage
Blooms In : Fall


Phlox Creeping Blue Emerald
Phlox subulata 'Blue Emerald'

Low growing, dense evergreen flowering perennial. Evergreen needle-like foliage. Attractive edging, border or bedding plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, dense evergreen flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive edging, border or bedding plant
Leaf Description : Evergreen needle-like foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring - early Summer


Hinoki Cypress Dwarf Pom-Pom
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'

Dwarf, dense pyramidal coniferous evergreen tree. Blunt, dark green fern-like foliage. Excellent specimen, accent or trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, dense pyramidal coniferous evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent or trained topiary plant
Fruit Info : Green female cones / Orange-brown male cones
Tree Bark : Soft, stringy bark
Leaf Description : Blunt, dark green fern-like foliage


Hosta Gold Standard / Lavender
Hosta 'Gold Standard'

Clumping, mounding perennial. Chartreuse leaves with blue-green margins. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Chartreuse leaves with blue-green margins
Blooms In : August


Delosperma Nub. Yellow
Delosperma nubigenum

Spreading, succulent perennial. Succulent light-green foliage. Attractive groundcover or container plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, succulent perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover or container plant
Leaf Description : Succulent light-green foliage
Blooms In : June - September


Cactus Cholla
Opuntia imbracata

. Thick, tubered joints covered w/gray spines. Great low water landscape, barrier plant.
Water Use : Low water use
Seasonal : Purple winter color
Item Usage : Great low water landscape, barrier plant
Fruit Info : 2" Oval, yellow fruit
Leaf Description : Thick, tubered joints covered w/gray spines
Blooms In : April-June


Hornbeam Franz Fontaine
Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'

Upright, narrow form. Ovate, toothed, bright medium green leaves. Good specimen, vertical accent plant.
Spacing : 20-30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, narrow form
Seasonal : Yellow Fall color
Item Usage : Good specimen, vertical accent plant
Leaf Description : Ovate, toothed, bright medium green leaves


Yucca Texas - Single
Yucca rostrata

Upright, slender trunked desert plant. Narrow, slender, blue-green leaf blades. Attractive specimen, rock garden, seashore plant.
Spacing : 10' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, slender trunked desert plant
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, rock garden, seashore plant
Tree Bark : Old leave blades make up trunk, tan to buff colored
Leaf Description : Narrow, slender, blue-green leaf blades
Blooms In : Summer


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