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.


Clem. Ernest Markham / Red
Clematis 'Ernest Markham'

Strong, deciduous vine. Obate smooth, dark green leaves. Attractive on trellis, wall, fence or gazebo.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Strong, deciduous vine
Item Usage : Attractive on trellis, wall, fence or gazebo
Leaf Description : Obate smooth, dark green leaves
Blooms In : July - October / Blooms on new growth


Scotchbroom Burkwoodii Red
Cytisus scoparius 'Burkwoodii'

Rounded, shrubby form. Small, narrow dark green leaves. Good border, naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, shrubby form
Item Usage : Good border, naturalizing plant
Fruit Info : Small flat pods
Leaf Description : Small, narrow dark green leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Illicium Parviflorum
Illicium parviflorum

Upright spreading evergreen shrub. Rich green aromatic foliage. Attractvie accent, tall border or hedge plant.
Spacing : 10' To 15'
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright spreading evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractvie accent, tall border or hedge plant
Leaf Description : Rich green aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


East Palatka Holly
Ilex atten. East Palatka

Loose, pyramidal evergreen tree. Rounded dull-green leaves. Attractive accent, screen or border.
Spacing : 25' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Loose, pyramidal evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen or border
Fruit Info : Abundant red berries in fall
Leaf Description : Rounded dull-green leaves


Glabra Nigra Holly
Ilex glabra 'Nigra'

Erect, compact evergreen shrub. Small, dark green, narrow oval foliage. Great naturalizing, wetlands, massing plant.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use / Tolerates both wet and dry conditions
Form : Erect, compact evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Purple tinge to foliage in winter months
Item Usage : Great naturalizing, wetlands, massing plant
Leaf Description : Small, dark green, narrow oval foliage
Attraction : Good lower leaf retention


Redbud Traveller
Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller'

Weeping, pendulous deciduous flowering tree. Heart-shaped, glossy dark green foliage. Excellent specimen, accent, small garden tree.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Weeping, pendulous deciduous flowering tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent, small garden tree
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, glossy dark green foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Baptisia Australis
Baptisia australis

Dense, shrub-like perennial. Grey-green foliage. Good accent, massing plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use / Drought Tolerant
Form : Dense, shrub-like perennial
Item Usage : Good accent, massing plant
Leaf Description : Grey-green foliage
Attraction : Butterflies
Blooms In : Spring


Baptisia Twilite Prairie Blues
Baptisia X variicolor 'Twilite Prairieblues'P.P.#19011

Large,spreading upright. Blue-green trifoliate foliage. Backdrop,specimen,meadow plantings, cut flowers.
Water Use : Average, drought resistant once established
Form : Large,spreading upright
Item Usage : Backdrop,specimen,meadow plantings, cut flowers
Fruit Info : Charcoal Black seedpods
Leaf Description : Blue-green trifoliate foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, US native,deer resistant,long bloom time
Blooms In : Late spring to early summer


Grass Calamagrostis K.Foerster
Calmagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Clump-forming perennial grass. Arching linear, flat, slightly glossy mid-green leaves. Excellent in a herbaceous or mixed border.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial grass
Item Usage : Excellent in a herbaceous or mixed border
Leaf Description : Arching linear, flat, slightly glossy mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid and late Summer


Fern Athyrium Lady In Red
Athyrium filix femina 'Lady In Red'

Spreading, clump-forming deciduous fern. Lacy, light green foliage on dark red-violet stems. Great shady, woodland garden, naturalizing, near water.
Spacing : 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, clump-forming deciduous fern
Item Usage : Great shady, woodland garden, naturalizing, near water
Leaf Description : Lacy, light green foliage on dark red-violet stems


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