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.


Penstemon Dark Towers
Penstemon 'Dark Towers'

Clump forming perennial. Dark burgundy foliage. Drought resistant.
Spacing : 36" apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Drought resistant
Leaf Description : Dark burgundy foliage
Attraction : Lower watering needs and dark foliage
Blooms In : Spring


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


Centennial Girl Holly
Ilex x Centennial Girl

Upright, pyramidal form. Mid-green, spiny foliage. Good hedge, specimen, screening plant.
Spacing : 8 - 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, pyramidal form
Item Usage : Good hedge, specimen, screening plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, spiny foliage


Crocosmia Lucifer Red
Crocosmia x 'Lucifer'

Clump-forming, spreading. Sword-shaped, dark-green leaves. Attractive bedding or border plant.
Spacing : 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, spreading
Item Usage : Attractive bedding or border plant
Leaf Description : Sword-shaped, dark-green leaves
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : July - August


Buddleia Buzz Ivory
Buddleia x 'Buzz Ivory'

Mounded. Narrow green lanceolate leaves. Massing,patios,containers,attracts butterflies&hummingbirds.
Spacing : 2'-3' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - drought tolerant once established
Form : Mounded
Seasonal : Dwarf shrub blooms freely all summer
Item Usage : Massing,patios,containers,attracts butterflies&hummingbirds
Leaf Description : Narrow green lanceolate leaves
Attraction : Dwarf size,fragrant blooms all summer,attracts wildlife
Blooms In : Summer


Santolina Lavender Cotton
Santolina chamaecyparissus

Low, mounding evergreen shrub. . Good formal garden, massing, edging plant.
Spacing : 4 - 6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Low, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Good formal garden, massing, edging plant
Tree Bark : Narrow, crinkled aromatic gray foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Hypericum Hidcote
Hypericum 'Hidcote'

Spreading, vigorous shrub. Rich bluish-green elliptic foliage. Attractive groundcover, border or rock garden plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, vigorous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, border or rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Rich bluish-green elliptic foliage
Blooms In : June thru September


Maple Shiroswanum Autumn Moon
Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'

. Lobed, palmate chartreuse leaves, overlaid with rusty-red. Good accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 20-30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Lobed, palmate chartreuse leaves, overlaid with rusty-red


Podocarpus Macrophyllus
Podocarpus macrophyllus

Conical, pest-free evergreen tree. Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves. Attractive entryway, container, hedge or espalier.
Spacing : 25' X 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical, pest-free evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive entryway, container, hedge or espalier
Fruit Info : Ovoid, reddish-purple fruit in fall
Leaf Description : Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves


Day Red Ebony Beauty
Hemerocallis 'Ebony Beauty'

Clumping form. Blade-like, dark-green foliage. Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping form
Item Usage : Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant
Leaf Description : Blade-like, dark-green foliage
Blooms In : All Summer / Repeat bloomer


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