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.


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


Cryptomeria Black Dragon
Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'

Wide, pyramidal form. Dark green needle-like foliage. Good small garden accent, speciman plant.
Spacing : 10-15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Wide, pyramidal form
Item Usage : Good small garden accent, speciman plant
Leaf Description : Dark green needle-like foliage


English Holly Variegated Patio
Ilex aquifolia

Dense, columnar evergreen shrub. Mid green, spiny leaves with creamy yellowish-white margins. Attractive specimen, accent or trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, columnar evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, accent or trained topiary plant
Fruit Info : Red berries
Leaf Description : Mid green, spiny leaves with creamy yellowish-white margins


Grass Panicum Cheyenne Sky
Panicum virgatum 'Cheyenne Sky'

Upright. Spring growth blue/green changing to a wine red in summer. Ornimental grass,sunny dry gardens.
Spacing : 18"-24" apart
Water Use : Regular
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Ornimental grass,sunny dry gardens
Leaf Description : Spring growth blue/green changing to a wine red in summer
Attraction : Drought tolerant
Blooms In : Fall


Oak Overcup
Quercus lyrata

Pyramidal oval when young, oval to rounded with age. 6-8", alternate, simple, leathery green leaves. Good naturalizing, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 30-50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Pyramidal oval when young, oval to rounded with age
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Leaf Description : 6-8", alternate, simple, leathery green leaves


Rhododendron Lees Dark Purple
Rhododendron 'Lee's Dark Purple'

Erect, evergreen flowering shrub. Glossy, dark green elliptic foliage. Good accent, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Good accent, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green elliptic foliage
Blooms In : May


Hosta Hadspen Blue / Lav
Hosta 'Hadspen Blue'

Clump-forming, mounding perennial. Glaucous, gray-blue heart-shaped, heavily veined leaves. Attractive shady garden, woodland border plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive shady garden, woodland border plant
Leaf Description : Glaucous, gray-blue heart-shaped, heavily veined leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Hyd. Querc. / Sike's Dwarf
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sike's Dwarf'

Compact form. Mid-green, oak-leaf shaped foliage. Good massing, accent, woodland plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact form
Seasonal : Burgundy fall foliage
Item Usage : Good massing, accent, woodland plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, oak-leaf shaped foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Iris Jap. Ensata Variegata
Iris ensata 'Variegata'

Clump-forming perennial. Sword-like variegated green & creamy white foliage. Good naturalizing, water/pond edge plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, water/pond edge plant
Leaf Description : Sword-like variegated green & creamy white foliage
Blooms In : June - July


Elm Drake
Ulmus parvifolia 'Drake'

Round, spreading form. Small dark green,toothed foliage. Good street, urban area tree.
Spacing : 40-60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Round, spreading form
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Good street, urban area tree
Leaf Description : Small dark green,toothed foliage


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