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.


Hinoki Cypress / Golden
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea'

Broad, conical coniferous tree. Rich, golden fern-like foliage. Excellent specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, conical coniferous tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent tree
Fruit Info : Green female cones / Orange-brown male cones
Tree Bark : Soft stringy bark
Leaf Description : Rich, golden fern-like foliage


Herb Basil Sweet Large Leaf
Ocimum basilicum

Low growing. Large, light green ovate aromatic foliage. Culinary use in Italian and Asian cuisine - Fresh or dried.
Spacing : 9-12" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing
Item Usage : Culinary use in Italian and Asian cuisine - Fresh or dried
Fruit Info : Small black seeds
Leaf Description : Large, light green ovate aromatic foliage
Blooms In : July - October


Cm Dynamite Red
Lagerstroemia indica 'Dynamite'

Upright, dense, vase-shaped deciduous tree. Glossy, dark-green leaves. Attractive accent, massing or border plant.
Spacing : 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, dense, vase-shaped deciduous tree
Seasonal : Orange fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, massing or border plant
Tree Bark : Peeling bark reveals pink inner bark
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : July to October


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


Hosta Gold Standard / Lavender
Hosta 'Gold Standard'

Clumping, mounding perennial. Chartreuse leaves with blue-green margins. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Chartreuse leaves with blue-green margins
Blooms In : August


Fern Osmunda Cinnamon
Osmunda cinnamomea

Upright, clump-forming deciduous fern. Bright green fronds. Attractive shady border, accent plant.
Spacing : 18" to 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, clump-forming deciduous fern
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Bright green fronds


Hyd. Lacecap / Twist N Shout
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Twist-N-Shout'

Fast growing flowering decdious shrub. Broad thick coarsely-toothed leaves. Attractive bedding, border, or container plant.
Spacing : 4' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing flowering decdious shrub
Seasonal : Deep red fall color
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, or container plant
Leaf Description : Broad thick coarsely-toothed leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flowers
Blooms In : Summer to Fall - Re-bloomer


Lobelia Magadi's White
Lobelia erinus 'Magadi White'

Trailing. Glossy, bright green. Borders, containers, massing, groundcover.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Trailing
Seasonal : Most heat resistant to date, blooms spring through fall
Item Usage : Borders, containers, massing, groundcover
Fruit Info : OK to shear back midsummer for better fall rebloom
Leaf Description : Glossy, bright green
Attraction : Clear white flowers, deer resistant
Blooms In : Spring through fall - usually prefers cooler weather


Dianthus Bouquet Rose
Dianthus barbatus 'Bouguet Rose'

Clump forming perennial. . Containers or bedding plant.
Spacing : 18" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Containers or bedding plant
Attraction : Good compact perennial, and for cut flowers
Blooms In : Spring


Tropical Agave Gentryi Jaws
Agave gentryi 'Jaws'

Upright , spiky. Bright green leaves lined spines, leaves fold toward center. Landscapes, specimen.
Spacing : 6'-8' apart
Water Use : Low
Form : Upright , spiky
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Landscapes, specimen
Tree Bark : Native to Mexican pine forests
Leaf Description : Bright green leaves lined spines, leaves fold toward center
Attraction : Distinctly - resembling teeth


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