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.


Persimmon Japanese
Diospyros kaki

Deciduous tree. Dark blue-green glossy foliage. Mainly cultivated for its fruit.
Spacing : 40-60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Deciduous tree
Item Usage : Mainly cultivated for its fruit
Fruit Info : Rounded, light orange to dark orange-red edible fruit
Leaf Description : Dark blue-green glossy foliage
Blooms In : March


Liriope Evergreen Giant
Liriope muscari 'Evergreen Giant'

Clump-forming perennial. Grass-like, thick dark green blades. Attractive border, accent, bedding plant.
Spacing : 15-18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent, bedding plant
Fruit Info : Metallic, violet-blue berries
Leaf Description : Grass-like, thick dark green blades
Blooms In : Summer


Spruce Blue Continental
Picea pungens 'Blue Continental'

Dense, symmetrical, pyramidal form. Steel-blue-green, stiff needle-like foliage. Good accent, screen or windbreak.
Spacing : 20' To 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, symmetrical, pyramidal form
Item Usage : Good accent, screen or windbreak
Leaf Description : Steel-blue-green, stiff needle-like foliage


Digitalis Mertonensis
Digitalis mertonensis

Erect, clumping form. Dark green, lance-shaped, hairy leaves. Attractive accent, border or container plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, lance-shaped, hairy leaves
Attraction : Cut flower, Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Late Spring - Fall


Chionanthus Spring Fleecing
Chionanthus virginicus 'Spring Fleecing'

Upright form. Glossy, dark-green lustrous foliage. Attractive accent or patio specimen.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent or patio specimen
Fruit Info : Small, blue-black fruit in summer
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark-green lustrous foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Spiraea X Vanhouttei
Spiraea x vanhouttei

Vase-shaped deciduous shrub. Dark, blue-green serrated foliage. Border, foundation, massing plant.
Spacing : 8-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vase-shaped deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Border, foundation, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark, blue-green serrated foliage
Blooms In : April - May


Ivy Algerian Canary Island
Hedera canariensis

Trailing vine; arial roots. Large, dark green leaves edged with creamy white. Groundcover, arbor, fence.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Trailing vine; arial roots
Seasonal : Bronzy winter foliage
Item Usage : Groundcover, arbor, fence
Leaf Description : Large, dark green leaves edged with creamy white
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Grass Carex Prairie Fire
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'

Arching. . Containers, garden beds.
Water Use : Average after established
Form : Arching
Item Usage : Containers, garden beds
Attraction : Orange tint when grown in some sun


Oak Regal Prince
Quercus robur x bicolor 'Long' (Regal Prince)

Narrow, oval deciduous tree. Glossy dark green leaves, silvery underneath. Excellent screeen, landscape accent tree.
Spacing : 20-40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, oval deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent screeen, landscape accent tree
Fruit Info : Acorn
Tree Bark : Grey becoming furrowed at maturity
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green leaves, silvery underneath
Attraction : Attractive leaves, columnar shape, unusual specimen
Blooms In : Spring


Bulb Tulip Red Impression
Tulipa 'Red Impressions'

Clump-forming perennial bulb. Mid-green, broad, ovate leaves. Attractive bedding, border, massing plant.
Spacing : 5" Apart - 6" Deep
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial bulb
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, broad, ovate leaves
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : April-May


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