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.


Ginger Triostar
Stromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar'

Upright, spreading. Broad variegated white & green leaves on top/Red-pink under. Great in containers, border, bedding plant.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, spreading
Item Usage : Great in containers, border, bedding plant
Leaf Description : Broad variegated white & green leaves on top/Red-pink under
Blooms In : Spring


Haw. Fiesta
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Fiesta'

Mounded. Green leaves with cream variation-new growth reddish copper. Specimen, foundation, mixed beds.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - drought tolerant once established
Form : Mounded
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Specimen, foundation, mixed beds
Fruit Info : Small black berry
Leaf Description : Green leaves with cream variation-new growth reddish copper
Attraction : Showy foliage,evergreen,salt and drought tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Peony Shirley Temple Pnk-White
Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'

Robust, herbaceous perennial. Rich, mid-green leaves. Attractive specimen, border or bedding plant.
Spacing : 30" To 36" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Robust, herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, border or bedding plant
Fruit Info : Seed pods
Leaf Description : Rich, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid to late Spring


Platycodon Sentimental Blue
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'

Dwarf, clump-forming flowering perennial. Blue-green, toothed foliage. Attractive bedding, border, accent plant.
Spacing : 8" To 10" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Dwarf, clump-forming flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Blue-green, toothed foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Mid to late Summer


Ilex Opaca American Holly
Ilex opaca

Pyramidal when young, more open mature. Dull green spiny foliage, yellow-green underneath. Good specimen, hedge, screening plant.
Spacing : 25 - 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Pyramidal when young, more open mature
Item Usage : Good specimen, hedge, screening plant
Fruit Info : Small red fruit
Leaf Description : Dull green spiny foliage, yellow-green underneath
Attraction : Salt and pollution tolerant
Blooms In : June


Ninebark Diabolo
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'

Compact, thicket-forming deciduous shrub. 3-Lobed, toothed, deep burgundy leaves. Good back of perennial, mixed shrub border.
Spacing : 6-8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, thicket-forming deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good back of perennial, mixed shrub border
Leaf Description : 3-Lobed, toothed, deep burgundy leaves
Attraction : Good cut-flower
Blooms In : Summer


Viola Penny Lane Mix
Viola tricolor 'Penny Lane Mix'

Tufted annual, biennial, short-lived evergreen perennial. Ovate to heart-shaped dark green leaves. Excellent bedding, border, conatiner plant.
Spacing : 12"-18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tufted annual, biennial, short-lived evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Excellent bedding, border, conatiner plant
Leaf Description : Ovate to heart-shaped dark green leaves
Blooms In : Spring to Fall


Ilex X Oakland
Ilex x 'Oakland'

Dense, pyramidal form. Medium green, spiny foliage matures to emerald green. Great specimen, hedge plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, pyramidal form
Item Usage : Great specimen, hedge plant
Fruit Info : Red berries
Leaf Description : Medium green, spiny foliage matures to emerald green
Attraction : Bronzy-red new growth


Cm Red Rocket Red
Lagerstroemia indica 'Red Rocket'

Broad, multi-stemmed deciduous large shrub / Small tree. Crimson-red stems & leaves quickly mature to dark green. Attractive accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use / Drought tolerant
Form : Broad, multi-stemmed deciduous large shrub / Small tree
Seasonal : Orange fall foliage color
Item Usage : Attractive accent, specimen plant
Fruit Info : Small round seed pods
Leaf Description : Crimson-red stems & leaves quickly mature to dark green
Blooms In : Summer


Ninebark Coppertina
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Coppertina'

Compact, thicket-forming deciduous shrub. 3-Lobed, toothed foliage. Orange-copper new, maturing red. Good massing, perennial or shrub border, container plant.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, thicket-forming deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good massing, perennial or shrub border, container plant
Fruit Info : Attractive red fruit in late summer and fall
Leaf Description : 3-Lobed, toothed foliage. Orange-copper new, maturing red
Blooms In : Summer


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