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.


Grass Pennisetum Rubrum
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Clumping, fine textured perennial grass. Deep reddish-purple foliage. Excellent for accent, mass or group planting.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, fine textured perennial grass
Item Usage : Excellent for accent, mass or group planting
Leaf Description : Deep reddish-purple foliage
Attraction : Cut flower, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Mid to late Summer


Lavandula Munstead Strain
Lavandula ang. Munstead

Compact, mounding perennial shrub. Gray-green linear leaves. Attractive border, accent or mass planting.
Spacing : 15" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding perennial shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent or mass planting
Leaf Description : Gray-green linear leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : June through August


Dogwood Kousa
Cornus kousa

Broad, conical deciduous tree. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green leaves. Effective specimen, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular, do not overwater
Form : Broad, conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deep crimson-purple foliage in fall
Item Usage : Effective specimen, woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Raspberry-like, red fleshy fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Early Summer


Grass Juncus Blue Arrows
Juncus inflexus 'Blue Arrows'

Upright clumping form. Narrow, rounded blue-green upright foliage. Use around ponds, water features.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Upright clumping form
Item Usage : Use around ponds, water features
Leaf Description : Narrow, rounded blue-green upright foliage


Redbud Racemosa Chain-Flowered
Cercis racemosa chain-flowered

Rounded. alternate, simple. Street, urban settings.
Spacing : 25'
Form : Rounded
Item Usage : Street, urban settings
Leaf Description : alternate, simple
Attraction : Butterflies, soft yellow fall foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Magnolia D.D. Blanchard
Magnolia grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard'

Upright, flowering evergreen tree. Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides. Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides
Blooms In : Summer to Fall


Gaillardia Arizona Apricot
Gaillardia aristata 'Arizona Apricot'

Compact,mounding. Linear, dark green hairy leaves. Borders, containers,cut flowers,wildlife gardens.
Spacing : 12-15
Water Use : Regular, drought tolerant once established
Form : Compact,mounding
Item Usage : Borders, containers,cut flowers,wildlife gardens
Leaf Description : Linear, dark green hairy leaves
Attraction : Butterflies,birds,tolerant of drought,cold,humidity
Blooms In : Early summer to late fall


Fern Dennstaedtia Hay Scented
Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Spreading form. Oblong, yellow-green, thin-textured fronds. Good for large shady gardens, massing, groundcover.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading form
Item Usage : Good for large shady gardens, massing, groundcover
Leaf Description : Oblong, yellow-green, thin-textured fronds
Attraction : Smells like mown hay when crushed


Aquilegia Origami Red & White
Aquilegia x caerulea 'Origami Red & White'

Clump-forming perennial. Mid-green, delicate foliage. Great bedding, border, container plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Great bedding, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, delicate foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Spring


Helleborus Jacob
Helleborus niger 'HGC Jacob'

Compact. Smooth dark green. Containers, borders and woodland gardens.
Form : Compact
Item Usage : Containers, borders and woodland gardens
Leaf Description : Smooth dark green
Attraction : Deer resistant
Blooms In : Late November to January


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