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.


Buddleia Nanho Blue
Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Blue'

Spreading, semi-deciduous shrub. Frosty-green leaves. Attractive border, mass planting or specimen.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, semi-deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, mass planting or specimen
Leaf Description : Frosty-green leaves
Attraction : Butterflies, Bees
Blooms In : Summer to Fall


Canna Kreta Red / Green Leaf
Canna x generalis 'Kreta'

Upright form. Large, deep green tropical foliage. Great for use around water, ponds, good massing plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Great for use around water, ponds, good massing plant
Leaf Description : Large, deep green tropical foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Phlox Creeping Blue Emerald
Phlox subulata 'Blue Emerald'

Low growing, dense evergreen flowering perennial. Evergreen needle-like foliage. Attractive edging, border or bedding plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, dense evergreen flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive edging, border or bedding plant
Leaf Description : Evergreen needle-like foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring - early Summer


Ceratophyllum
Ceratophyllum demersum

Erect,spreading stems. Whorls of delicate,linear,dark green leaves. Submerged Oxygenator.
Water Use : Submerged Oxygenator
Form : Erect,spreading stems
Item Usage : Submerged Oxygenator
Fruit Info : Ponds less than 25 sq.ft.- one clump per sq.ft.
Tree Bark : Ponds more than 25 sq.ft.- one clump per 2 sq.ft.
Leaf Description : Whorls of delicate,linear,dark green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Elm Princeton
Ulmus americana 'Princeton'

Vase-shaped, upright form. Dark green foliage. Good lawn specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 60-80' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vase-shaped, upright form
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Good lawn specimen, accent tree
Leaf Description : Dark green foliage


Leucothoe Compacta
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Compacta'

Low, mounding evergreen shrub. Leathery rich green foliage- bronze new growth. Attractive massing, border or woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive massing, border or woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Leathery rich green foliage- bronze new growth
Blooms In : Spring


Laurel Cherry
Prunus caroliniana

Large, pyramidal evergreen shrub / small tree. Lance-shaped, shiny dark green leaves. Excellent for screening or hedge.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Large, pyramidal evergreen shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Excellent for screening or hedge
Fruit Info : Cherry-like, lustrous black fruit
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, shiny dark green leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Cam Sas. Northern Lights
Camellia sasanqua 'Northern Lights'

Upright evergreen flowering shrub. Dark green leathery leaves. Attractive hedge, screen or border plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, screen or border plant
Leaf Description : Dark green leathery leaves
Blooms In : October - Early December


Elm Allee
Ulmus parvifolia 'Allee' (Elmer II)

Upright, spreading form. Dark green, ovate toothed foliage. Good naturalizing, woodland, street tree.
Spacing : 60-100' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, spreading form
Seasonal : Yellow to purple-bronze fall foliage
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, woodland, street tree
Tree Bark : Exfoliating orange to tan bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, ovate toothed foliage
Attraction : Resistant to Dutch Elm Disease


Buddleia White Profusion
Buddleia davidii 'White Profusion'

Wide-spreading, deciduous shrub. Deep green foliage. Attractive hedge, accent plant.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Wide-spreading, deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, accent plant
Leaf Description : Deep green foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Bees
Blooms In : Summer thru Fall


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