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.


Lantana Lucky Yellow
Lantana camara 'Lucky Yellow'

upright mounded. neat,upright mounds of foliage. Landscape,border,pots,window boxes,butterfly gardens.
Spacing : 12-14
Water Use : Light
Form : upright mounded
Item Usage : Landscape,border,pots,window boxes,butterfly gardens
Leaf Description : neat,upright mounds of foliage
Attraction : hummingbirds,butterflies,deer resistant
Blooms In : Late spring through fall


Maple Emerald Lace Weeping
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Emerald Lace'

Mounding form. Very deep dissected, bright green foliage. Specimen, accent or container plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding form
Seasonal : Burgundy-red leaves in fall
Item Usage : Specimen, accent or container plant
Leaf Description : Very deep dissected, bright green foliage


Cam Sas. Showa-No-Sakae
Camellia sasanqua 'Showa-No-Sakae'

Spreading form. Dark green, thick leathery foliage. Good bedding, foundation plant.
Spacing : 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading form
Item Usage : Good bedding, foundation plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, thick leathery foliage
Blooms In : September - October


Mary Nell Holly
Ilex x 'Mary Nell'

Compact, pyramidal evergreen shrub. Glossy serrated, dark green spiny foliage. Attractive accent, screen or border plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, pyramidal evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Bright red berries in fall
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen or border plant
Leaf Description : Glossy serrated, dark green spiny foliage


Microbiota Decussata
Microbiota decussata

Prostrate evergreen shrub. Bright green foliage. Similar to Arborvitae.. Good groundcover, embankment, massing plant.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Prostrate evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Bronze Fall-Winter color
Item Usage : Good groundcover, embankment, massing plant
Leaf Description : Bright green foliage. Similar to Arborvitae.


Grass Panicum Dewey Blue
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'

Upright,arching. Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves. Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control.
Spacing : 2-3'
Water Use : Prefers dry to average moisture
Form : Upright,arching
Seasonal : Year round interest with dried seed heads,etc.
Item Usage : Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control
Leaf Description : Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, deer resistant,erosion control
Blooms In : Fall


Typha angustifolia
Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaved Cattail

Aquatic herbaceous perennial. Long, linnear, mid-green leaves. Good pond, lake plant.
Spacing : 3-6' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Aquatic herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Good pond, lake plant
Leaf Description : Long, linnear, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


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


Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa Compacta

Dwarf, dense pyramidal coniferous evergreen tree. Blunt, dark green fern-like foliage. Excellent specimen, accent, topiary plant.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, dense pyramidal coniferous evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent, topiary plant
Fruit Info : Green female cones / Orange-brown male cones
Tree Bark : Soft, stringy bark
Leaf Description : Blunt, dark green fern-like foliage


Tropical Agave Americana Opal
Agave americana 'Opal'

Large upright clump. Sharp spined, blue-green, upright foliage, creamy edges. Drought tolerant, specimen, pots & containers, xeriscaping.
Water Use : Low
Form : Large upright clump
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Drought tolerant, specimen, pots & containers, xeriscaping
Leaf Description : Sharp spined, blue-green, upright foliage, creamy edges
Attraction : Drought tolerant, great texture


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