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.


Lobelia Magadi's Blue
Lobelia erinus 'Magadi Blue'

Trailing. Glossy, bright green. Borders, containers, massing, groundcover.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Trailing
Seasonal : Most heat resistant to date, blooms spring through fall
Item Usage : Borders, containers, massing, groundcover
Fruit Info : OK to shear back mid summer for fall rebloom
Leaf Description : Glossy, bright green
Attraction : Brilliant blue flowers, deer resistant
Blooms In : Spring through fall - usually prefers cooler weather


Imp. NG Celebrette Lavender
Impatiens x Hawkeri 'Celebrette Lavender'

Compact, mounding perennial grown as an annual. Lance-shaped, bronzy-green toothed foliage. Excellent woodland garden, container, patio plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding perennial grown as an annual
Item Usage : Excellent woodland garden, container, patio plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, bronzy-green toothed foliage
Blooms In : Summer through Fall


Bald Cypress Shawnee Brave
Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave'

Narrow pyramidal upright tree. Bright-green feathery foliage. Attractive shade, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 50' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Narrow pyramidal upright tree
Seasonal : Bronze-brown fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, woodland garden tree
Leaf Description : Bright-green feathery foliage


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


Encore Az. Embers - Red
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Embers'

Compact evergreen azalea. Dark green, hairy foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green, hairy foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Stachys Helen Von Stein
Stachys byz Helen Vn Stein

Mat-forming, clumping perrenial. Gray-green, white-wooly lance-shaped leaves. Attractive groundcover, edging or border plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mat-forming, clumping perrenial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, edging or border plant
Leaf Description : Gray-green, white-wooly lance-shaped leaves
Attraction : Bees, Butterflies
Blooms In : Early Summer - Early Fall


Rhododendron Anah Kruschke
Rhododendron 'Anah Kruschke'

Compact evergreen flowering shrub. Dark green, leathery foliage. Attractive shady border, low hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, low hedge or accent plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, leathery foliage
Blooms In : Mid to late Spring


Heuchera Midnight Rose
Heuchera x 'Midnight Rose'

Mounding form. Dark, red-black foliage w/hot pink flecks turn to cream. Good shady border, accent, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding form
Item Usage : Good shady border, accent, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Dark, red-black foliage w/hot pink flecks turn to cream
Blooms In : Mid-Late Summer


Needlepoint Holly
Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint'

Upright, columnar broadleaf evergreen shrub. Long, narrow dark green glossy leaves w/single spine at tip. Attractive accent, hedge or border plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, columnar broadleaf evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, hedge or border plant
Fruit Info : Dark red berries
Leaf Description : Long, narrow dark green glossy leaves w/single spine at tip
Blooms In : Summer


Agave Century Plant
Agave americana

Clump-forming succulent. Spiny tipped, grey-green leathery foliage. Rock garden, container plant.
Spacing : 6 To 10' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Clump-forming succulent
Item Usage : Rock garden, container plant
Fruit Info : Capsule-like pods, black seeds
Leaf Description : Spiny tipped, grey-green leathery foliage
Blooms In : Late Summer


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