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.


Day Pink Chorus Line
Hemerocallis 'Chorus Line'

Clump-forming, flowering perennial. Strap-shaped, dark green foliage. Excellent border, wildflower garden, massing plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Excellent border, wildflower garden, massing plant
Leaf Description : Strap-shaped, dark green foliage
Attraction : Cut flower, fragrant
Blooms In : All Summer


Cam Jap. Blood Of China
Camellia japonica 'Blood of China'

Vigorous, compact evergreen shrub. Broad, elliptic glossy dark green leaves. Excellent specimen, woodland garden, container,topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, compact evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, woodland garden, container,topiary plant
Leaf Description : Broad, elliptic glossy dark green leaves
Blooms In : Late Winter - Early Spring


Lobelia Queen Victoria Red
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'

Erect, clump-forming perennial. Dark, mahogany-red foliage. Great back of border, pond-side plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Erect, clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Great back of border, pond-side plant
Leaf Description : Dark, mahogany-red foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Late Summer


Fern Woodwardia Virginia Chain
Woodwardia viginica

Dense, groundcover fern. Dark green, leathery foliage - Similar to Cinnamon Fern. Great woodland, shady garden, naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Dense, groundcover fern
Item Usage : Great woodland, shady garden, naturalizing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, leathery foliage - Similar to Cinnamon Fern


Loropetalum Ruby
Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum 'Ruby'

Mounding, arching, evergreen shrub. Rounded greenish-purple to purple-red foliage. Attractive accent, screen or hedge plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, arching, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen or hedge plant
Leaf Description : Rounded greenish-purple to purple-red foliage
Blooms In : Late Winter to early Spring


Maple - Crimson King
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

Spreading deciduous tree. Dark red-purple foliage matures to dark purple. Good specimen, street tree.
Spacing : 30' - 50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading deciduous tree
Item Usage : Good specimen, street tree
Leaf Description : Dark red-purple foliage matures to dark purple
Blooms In : Summer


Taxus Repandens
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'

Low, mounding evergreen shrub. Dark green, needle-like foliage. Excellent groundcover, low hedge plant.
Spacing : 12' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent groundcover, low hedge plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, needle-like foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Abelia Mardi Gras Variegated
Abelia x grandiflora 'Mardi Gras'

Compact mouding. Pink tinged green and white variegated foliage. Massing, accent,foundation,containers.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact mouding
Seasonal : Evergreen,not as prone to losing variegation over time
Item Usage : Massing, accent,foundation,containers
Leaf Description : Pink tinged green and white variegated foliage
Attraction : Fragrant,excellent flowering,dramatic foliage,butterflies
Blooms In : Summer to frost


Encore Az. Twist - White-Pink
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Twist'

Dense, upright evergreen azalea. Dark green pointed, rich foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, upright evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green pointed, rich foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Oak Pin
Quercus palustris

Fast growing, broad conical deciduous tree. Glossy dark green, deep-lobed leaves. Attractive shade, lawn, street or specimen tree.
Spacing : 45' to 65' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Fast growing, broad conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Scarlet to red-brown fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, lawn, street or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green, deep-lobed leaves


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