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.


Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus

Clump forming, tufted evergreen perennial. Narrowly linear, dark green grass-like foliage. Attractive groundcover, border edging, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, tufted evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, border edging, rock garden plant
Fruit Info : Rounded, blue-black berries
Leaf Description : Narrowly linear, dark green grass-like foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Haw. Spring Sonata
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Spring Sonata'

Mounding form. Dark green, glossy foliage. Good massing, foundation plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding form
Seasonal : Bronze winter color
Item Usage : Good massing, foundation plant
Fruit Info : Purplish-black fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy foliage
Attraction : Heat, salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Willow Scarlet Curls
Salix matsudana 'Scarlet Curls'

Broad, upright deciduous tree. Narrow, light green leaves on gnarly, twisted branches. Attractive specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 20' To 40' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Broad, upright deciduous tree
Seasonal : Bark and branches turn scarlet-red in winter
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, accent tree
Leaf Description : Narrow, light green leaves on gnarly, twisted branches


Grass Panicum Northwind
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Upright, clump-forming. Wide, thick steel blue leaves. Good accent, mixed border, massing plant.
Spacing : 4-5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, clump-forming
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Good accent, mixed border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Wide, thick steel blue leaves
Blooms In : September


Illicium Fl. Halley's Comet
Illicium floridanum 'Haley's Comet'

Multi-branched, upright evergreen Lg. shrub / Small tree. Dark green, drooping leaves. Good shrub border, shady, moist area, natural plantings.
Spacing : 8-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Multi-branched, upright evergreen Lg. shrub / Small tree
Item Usage : Good shrub border, shady, moist area, natural plantings
Fruit Info : Small, green-to-yellow-to brown fruit in late summer
Leaf Description : Dark green, drooping leaves
Blooms In : Late March through April


Coreopsis Rosea Am. Dream
Coreopsis rosea 'American Dream'

Clump-forming, flowering perennial. Thread-like, dark-green foliage. Excellent border, bed or massing plant.
Spacing : 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Excellent border, bed or massing plant
Leaf Description : Thread-like, dark-green foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Cut flowers
Blooms In : June - September


Fineline Holly
Ilex cornuta 'Fineline'

Upright, dense evergreen shrub. Glossy, leathery dk green leaves edged w/slight line. Attractive hedge, specimen, screen.
Spacing : 15' - 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, dense evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, specimen, screen
Fruit Info : Large, bright red berries
Leaf Description : Glossy, leathery dk green leaves edged w/slight line


Rosa Knock Out
Rosa Knock Out

Flowering decidous shrub. Dark, moss-green, rounded, toothed leaves. Excellent massing, groundcover type plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Flowering decidous shrub
Item Usage : Excellent massing, groundcover type plant
Leaf Description : Dark, moss-green, rounded, toothed leaves
Blooms In : June to frost


Helleborus Ivory Prince
Helleborus x 'Walhelivor'

Long lived, tough flowering perennial. Leathery, dark-green leaves. Excellent woodland plant or evergreen groundcover.
Spacing : 15 To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Long lived, tough flowering perennial
Item Usage : Excellent woodland plant or evergreen groundcover
Leaf Description : Leathery, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Gumpo Pink Azalea
Azalea 'Gumpo Pink'

Compact, dense, dwarf evergreen azalea. Lush green foliage. Lovely accent, low border, hedge or container plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, dense, dwarf evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Lovely accent, low border, hedge or container plant
Leaf Description : Lush green foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring


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