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.


Verticillata/Red Sprite
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Small, rounded deciduous shrub. Ovate, finely toothed, mid-green leaves. Attractive small hedge, accent or border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Small, rounded deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive small hedge, accent or border plant
Fruit Info : Large, bright red fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, finely toothed, mid-green leaves
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Fruit Raspberry Caroline
Rubus idaeus 'Caroline'

upright spreading. Dark green hairy foliage with thorns. Fresh eating, cooking, wine, jams, jellies,sauces, freezing.
Spacing : 3-4'
Water Use : Average, water regularly, do not over water
Form : upright spreading
Item Usage : Fresh eating, cooking, wine, jams, jellies,sauces, freezing
Fruit Info : Large flavorful bright red round fruit in late summer/fall
Leaf Description : Dark green hairy foliage with thorns
Attraction : Birds, wildlife
Blooms In : Mid Spring


Penstemon Wine Red
Penstemon 'Wine Red'

Clump forming perennial. Green leaf with pink bloom. Drought resistant.
Spacing : 36" apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Drought resistant
Leaf Description : Green leaf with pink bloom
Attraction : Lower water use
Blooms In : Spring


Vib X Juddii
Viburnum x juddii

Rounded, bushy deciduous shrub. Oval, dark-green textured foliage. Excellent shrub border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 3' - 5 ' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, bushy deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Foliage sometimes turning red in fall
Item Usage : Excellent shrub border, woodland garden plant
Fruit Info : Reddish-black, round fruit
Leaf Description : Oval, dark-green textured foliage
Attraction : Wildlife
Blooms In : Mid and late Spring


Lig. Lucidum
Ligustrum lucidum

Upright, dense, evergreen shrub. Glossy dark green foliage. Attractive screen, hedge or trained into small tree.
Spacing : 10' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, dense, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedge or trained into small tree
Fruit Info : Oblong, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green foliage
Blooms In : Late Summer - early Autumn


Sarcococca Humilis
Sarcococca humilis

Spreading, evergreen shrub. Narrow, dark green glossy leaves. Excellent shady groundcover, low informal hedge.
Spacing : 3' To 4'
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Spreading, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent shady groundcover, low informal hedge
Fruit Info : Round, glossy black fruit
Leaf Description : Narrow, dark green glossy leaves
Blooms In : Early Spring


Passion Flower
Passiflora incarnata

Vigorous, woody climbing evergreen. Dark green lobed leaves. Ideal for covering a wall, trellis or in containers.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, woody climbing evergreen
Item Usage : Ideal for covering a wall, trellis or in containers
Fruit Info : Round, edible usually yellow fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green lobed leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Iris Pallida Aureo Variegated
Iris pallida 'Aureo Variegata'

Clump forming, spreading perennial. Sword-like, green & golden yellow variegated foliage. Attractive bedding, back of border planting.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, spreading perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, back of border planting
Leaf Description : Sword-like, green & golden yellow variegated foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Magnolia Grand. Greenback
Magnolia grandiflora 'Greenback'

Dense, tightly branched pyramidal form. Deep green, glossy leaves - Light green underneath. Excellent specimen, small garden, container plant.
Spacing : 15-20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, tightly branched pyramidal form
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, small garden, container plant
Leaf Description : Deep green, glossy leaves - Light green underneath
Blooms In : Summer


Iris Ger. Feedback / Blue-Vio
Iris germanica 'Feedback'

Clump forming, spreading perennial. Sword-like, broad, mid-green leaves. Attractive bedding, back of border plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, spreading perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, back of border plant
Leaf Description : Sword-like, broad, mid-green leaves
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Mid-Spring thru early Summer + Re-bloom


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