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.


Lantana Landmark Gold
Lantana camara 'Landmark Gold'

Mounding evergreen tropical shrub. Mid-green, wrinkled, toothed leaves. Excellent massing, groundcover or container plant.
Spacing : 2' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Mounding evergreen tropical shrub
Item Usage : Excellent massing, groundcover or container plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, wrinkled, toothed leaves
Blooms In : All Summer


Maple Oshio Beni
Acer palmatum 'Oshio Beni'

Upright form. Bright red, broad, 7-lobed leaves. Excellent specimen, small garden, container plant.
Spacing : 8' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Seasonal : Bright scarlet fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, small garden, container plant
Leaf Description : Bright red, broad, 7-lobed leaves
Blooms In : Late summer


Ceratophyllum
Ceratophyllum demersum

Erect,spreading stems. Whorls of delicate,linear,dark green leaves. Submerged Oxygenator.
Water Use : Submerged Oxygenator
Form : Erect,spreading stems
Item Usage : Submerged Oxygenator
Fruit Info : Ponds less than 25 sq.ft.- one clump per sq.ft.
Tree Bark : Ponds more than 25 sq.ft.- one clump per 2 sq.ft.
Leaf Description : Whorls of delicate,linear,dark green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Itea Henry's Garnet
Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'

Upright growing flowering shrub. Finely toothed, dark green leaves. Attractive border, accent or container plant.
Spacing : 4' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright growing flowering shrub
Seasonal : Brilliant red-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent or container plant
Leaf Description : Finely toothed, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Kale White / Nagoya
Brassica oleracea 'Nagoya White'

Erect, branching perennial grown as annual. Finely cut, creamy white foliage. Excellent border, massing, display plant.
Spacing : 12-15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, branching perennial grown as annual
Seasonal : Color is enhanced by cool temperatures - Below 50 Deg. F
Item Usage : Excellent border, massing, display plant
Leaf Description : Finely cut, creamy white foliage


Palm Sabal Minor
Sabal minor

Upright shrubby (dwarf palmetto palm). Fan-shaped, blue-green leaves. Excellent shrub border, accent plant.
Spacing : 8' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright shrubby (dwarf palmetto palm)
Item Usage : Excellent shrub border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Fan-shaped, blue-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Mimosa Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin

Vase-shaped, arching habit. Dark green fern-like, airy foliage. Specimen, patio, small garden plant.
Spacing : 20-30' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Vase-shaped, arching habit
Item Usage : Specimen, patio, small garden plant
Leaf Description : Dark green fern-like, airy foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Eichornia crassipes
Eichornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)

Floating,upright,spreading clumps. Rosettes of rounded to ovate leaves with inflated,shiny,. Spawning pad and cover for fish,shade cover to help.
Water Use : Floating,deep water,oxygenator
Form : Floating,upright,spreading clumps
Item Usage : Spawning pad and cover for fish,shade cover to help
Fruit Info : stabilize water temps.,root system helps provide oxygen
Tree Bark : Long, purplish green roots hang down 12
Leaf Description : Rosettes of rounded to ovate leaves with inflated,shiny,
Attraction : pale green stalks
Blooms In : Summer


Hosta Blue Cadet / Lavender
Hosta 'Blue Cadet'

Clumping, mounding, dwarf perennial. Narrow, heart-shaped blue-green leaves. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, mounding, dwarf perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Narrow, heart-shaped blue-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Rhododendron Trilby
Rhododendron 'Trilby'

Rounded evergreen shrub. Matte green leaves, red stems. Attractive border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Matte green leaves, red stems
Blooms In : May - June


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