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.


Bamboo Golden Goddess Clumping
Bambusa multiplex 'Golden Goddess'

Clump-forming; arching branches; Non-Invasive. Linear, dark green; arching branches. Good container or screen plant; can be maintained at 8' Tall.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Clump-forming; arching branches; Non-Invasive
Item Usage : Good container or screen plant; can be maintained at 8' Tall
Leaf Description : Linear, dark green; arching branches
Attraction : Deer resistant, drought tolerant, windbreak


Gardenia Frost Proof
Gardenia jasminoides 'Frost Proof'

Upright form. Slender, narrow leaves - Similar to Gardenia radicans leaves. Accent, border, container plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Accent, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Slender, narrow leaves - Similar to Gardenia radicans leaves
Attraction : More sun tolerant, deer resistant
Blooms In : May - July


Ipomoea Blackie
Ipomoea batatus 'Blackie'

Tender fleshy perennial. Purplish-red, almost black broad leaves. Excellent hanging, container, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 3-5' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Tender fleshy perennial
Item Usage : Excellent hanging, container, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Purplish-red, almost black broad leaves


Passion Flower
Passiflora incarnata

Vigorous, woody climbing evergreen. Dark green lobed leaves. Ideal for covering a wall, trellis or in containers.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, woody climbing evergreen
Item Usage : Ideal for covering a wall, trellis or in containers
Fruit Info : Round, edible usually yellow fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green lobed leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Pentas Butterfly Pink
Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly Pink'

Woody-based, evergreen perennial grown as annual. Mid-green, textured foliage. Great bedding, border, massing, container plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Woody-based, evergreen perennial grown as annual
Item Usage : Great bedding, border, massing, container plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, textured foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Cam Sas. Kanjiro Espalier
Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro'

Broad, densely branched evergreen shrub. Dark green leathery leaves. Attractive border, screen or hedge plant.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, densely branched evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Attractive border, screen or hedge plant
Tree Bark : Smooth grey bark
Leaf Description : Dark green leathery leaves
Attraction : Evergreen with showy flowers
Blooms In : September to December


Sweet Gum Happidaze
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Happidaze'

Broad, pyramidal. Deep green lustrous lobed foliage. .
Spacing : 30-50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, pyramidal
Seasonal : Fall foliage in shades of yellow, orange red and purple
Fruit Info : Seedless
Leaf Description : Deep green lustrous lobed foliage


Oleander Sealy Pink
Nerium oleander 'Sealy Pink'

Tall, spreading flowering shrub. Thick, glossy dark green foliage. Attractive hedge, border or accent plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tall, spreading flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, border or accent plant
Fruit Info : Long, bean-like seed pods
Leaf Description : Thick, glossy dark green foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Fruit Blackberry Prime-Jim
Rubus 'APF-12' Prime-Jim

Upright form. Dark green foliage on thorny stems. Good for eating, jellies, jams and pies.
Spacing : 5-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Good for eating, jellies, jams and pies
Fruit Info : Dark purple-black fruit - Self fruiting August - September
Leaf Description : Dark green foliage on thorny stems
Attraction : Birds, butterflies, bees
Blooms In : Late spring - Late summer


Hosta Allan P. McConnell / Lav
Hosta 'Allan P. McConnell'

Compact, mounding perennial. Narrow olive-green leaves with thin white margins. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Narrow olive-green leaves with thin white margins
Blooms In : Summer


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