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.


Sambucus Black Beauty
Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'

Spreading, deciduous flowering shrub. Intense, purple-black lobed foliage. Use as a shrub, background perennial, small tree.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Spreading, deciduous flowering shrub
Item Usage : Use as a shrub, background perennial, small tree
Fruit Info : Dark purple berries in late summer
Leaf Description : Intense, purple-black lobed foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Coreopsis Route 66
Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66'

Clump forming perennial. Thin fine leaf. Containers,bedding, mass planting.
Spacing : 30" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Containers,bedding, mass planting
Leaf Description : Thin fine leaf
Attraction : Deer resistant, long bloom time
Blooms In : Mid summer to Mid fall


Cactus Prickly Pear
Opuntia humifusa

Prostrate spreading form. Oblong, flattened green pads have bristles and thorns. Good rock garden, accent plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Prostrate spreading form
Item Usage : Good rock garden, accent plant
Fruit Info : Egg-shaped, edible fruit
Leaf Description : Oblong, flattened green pads have bristles and thorns
Blooms In : Late spring - Early summer


Tropical Agave americana Opal
Agave americana 'Opal'

Upright Clumps. Upright blue-grey with creamy yellow toothed margins. Xeriscapes,landscapes.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Low
Form : Upright Clumps
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Xeriscapes,landscapes
Leaf Description : Upright blue-grey with creamy yellow toothed margins
Attraction : Drought & pest tolerant, texture and color in landscape


Veronica Red Fox
Veronica sp. Red Fox

Tufted, upright perennial. Glossy, toothed dark green foliage. Attractive border or rock garden plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tufted, upright perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border or rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, toothed dark green foliage
Blooms In : Early to late Summer


Wichita Blue Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'

Broad, pyramidal evergreen tree. Bright, icy-blue foliage. Attractive accent, border or specimen plant.
Spacing : 6' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, pyramidal evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or specimen plant
Leaf Description : Bright, icy-blue foliage


Cam Sas. Kan Tsubaki
Camellia sasanqua 'Kan Tsubaki'

Spreading evergreen shrub. Oblong dark green toothed foliage. Attractive untrimmed hedge, screen, border or espalier plant.
Spacing : 6' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive untrimmed hedge, screen, border or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Oblong dark green toothed foliage
Blooms In : November - February


Leucothoe Axillaris
Leucothoe axillaris

Low, arching, evergreen shrub. Leathery rich green foliage. Attractive massing, border or woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low, arching, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive massing, border or woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Leathery rich green foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Harry Lauder Red Majestic
Corylus avellana 'Contorta Red Majestic'

Twisted, curly-branched deciduous shrub. Round heart-shaped burgundy leaves. Attractive accent or ornamental plant.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Twisted, curly-branched deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent or ornamental plant
Fruit Info : Yellow catkins in late winter
Leaf Description : Round heart-shaped burgundy leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried arrangement material


Verticillata/Winter Red Holly
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'

Spreading, deciduous large shrub / small tree. Bright green, toothed foliage. Attractive border, foundation or specimen plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, deciduous large shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Attractive border, foundation or specimen plant
Fruit Info : Long lasting, scarlet-red berries
Leaf Description : Bright green, toothed foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


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