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.


Soft Touch Holly
Ilex crenata 'Soft Touch'

Dense, mounding evergreen shrub. Small, soft mid-green foliage. Attractive low border, hedge or container plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive low border, hedge or container plant
Leaf Description : Small, soft mid-green foliage


Tropical Agave mont. Baccarat
Agave montana 'Baccarat'

Upright, spikey. Wide spaced teeth along margins creating saw tooth pattern. Specimen, xeriscapes, pots & containers.
Spacing : 4'- 6' Apart
Water Use : Low
Form : Upright, spikey
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Specimen, xeriscapes, pots & containers
Leaf Description : Wide spaced teeth along margins creating saw tooth pattern
Attraction : Evergreen blue green foliage, interesting shape & texture


Glabra Nigra Holly
Ilex glabra 'Nigra'

Erect, compact evergreen shrub. Small, dark green, narrow oval foliage. Great naturalizing, wetlands, massing plant.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use / Tolerates both wet and dry conditions
Form : Erect, compact evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Purple tinge to foliage in winter months
Item Usage : Great naturalizing, wetlands, massing plant
Leaf Description : Small, dark green, narrow oval foliage
Attraction : Good lower leaf retention


Canna Blushing Bride
Canna 'Blushing Bride'

Upright. Large tropical foliage. Containers,borders,specimen,water gardens,cut flower.
Water Use : Prefers moist,but will grow in dry or submerged in H2O grdns
Form : Upright
Seasonal : Provide good winter drainage - drier soils
Item Usage : Containers,borders,specimen,water gardens,cut flower
Fruit Info : Green,warty capsule
Leaf Description : Large tropical foliage
Attraction : Loves heat,interesting foliage,hummimg birds,butterflies
Blooms In : July - September


Brilliant Red Azalea 3 Tier
Azalea 'Brilliant' (Southern Indica)

Large, spreading evergreen azalea. Mid-green, hairy leaves. Excellent shady border, hedge or trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Large, spreading evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Excellent shady border, hedge or trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, hairy leaves
Blooms In : Mid to late Spring


Lig. Rotundifolium
Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium'

Upright, stiffly branched evergreen shrub. Rounded, thick, leathery dark green leaves. Excellent specimen, Japanese garden plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, stiffly branched evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, Japanese garden plant
Leaf Description : Rounded, thick, leathery dark green leaves
Blooms In : Late Summer


Podocarpus Macrophyllus
Podocarpus macrophyllus

Conical, pest-free evergreen tree. Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves. Attractive entryway, container, hedge or espalier.
Spacing : 25' X 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical, pest-free evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive entryway, container, hedge or espalier
Fruit Info : Ovoid, reddish-purple fruit in fall
Leaf Description : Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves


Cotinus Royal Purple Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

Broad, urn-shaped deciduous tree. Rounded, purple leaves mature to green. Attractive accent or specimen plant.
Spacing : 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, urn-shaped deciduous tree
Seasonal : Dark purple foliage turns scarlet in Fall
Item Usage : Attractive accent or specimen plant
Fruit Info : Kidney shaped fruits
Leaf Description : Rounded, purple leaves mature to green
Blooms In : Summer


Pine Austrian
Pinus nigra

Domed, dense, spreading evergreen tree. Dense, straight, rigid dark green leaves. Good specimen, shelter, windbreaking tree.
Spacing : 25-35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Domed, dense, spreading evergreen tree
Item Usage : Good specimen, shelter, windbreaking tree
Fruit Info : Long, ovoid yellow brown cones
Tree Bark : Plate-like dark brown to black bark
Leaf Description : Dense, straight, rigid dark green leaves


Day White Pandora's Box
Hemerocallis 'Pandor's Box'

Clump-forming perennial. Dark green, blade-like foliage. Good mixed border, garden, massing plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Good mixed border, garden, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, blade-like foliage
Blooms In : Mid to late season


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