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.


Canna Pretoria Orange / Var
Canna x generalis 'Pretoria'

Upright form. Large variegated foliage, striped green & creamy-yellow. 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 variegated foliage, striped green & creamy-yellow
Blooms In : Summer


Maple Inaba - Shidare
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba Shidare'

Rounded, weeping, deciduous tree. Red lacy, deeply cut foliage. Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, weeping, deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant
Fruit Info : Reddish-purple winged fruit
Leaf Description : Red lacy, deeply cut foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Elm Camperdown Weeping
Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii'

Upright weeping form. Broad, course dark green foliage. Good specimen tree.
Spacing : 20 - 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright weeping form
Item Usage : Good specimen tree
Leaf Description : Broad, course dark green foliage


Aucuba Gold Dust
Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust'

Rounded evergreen shrub. Glossy, dark green leaves spotted with gold. Container, screen or massing plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Container, screen or massing plant
Fruit Info : Scarlet berries on female plants
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green leaves spotted with gold
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Verbena Aztec Plum
Verbena 'Aztec Plum'

Spreading, trailing annual. Dark green, textured foliage. Good border, groundcover, massing plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, trailing annual
Item Usage : Good border, groundcover, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, textured foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Cm Lipan Light Lavender
Lagerstroemia x 'Lipan'

Upright, broad habit. Glossy, dark-green leaves. Attractive accent, street or border plant.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, broad habit
Seasonal : Red-orange fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, street or border plant
Tree Bark : Peeling bark reveals white inner bark
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Dianthus Eastern Star Red
Dianthus Eastern Star

Clump-forming perennial. Mounding narrow blue-green foliage. Attractive border, bedding, massing or contianer plant.
Spacing : 12-15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, bedding, massing or contianer plant
Leaf Description : Mounding narrow blue-green foliage
Attraction : Fragrant
Blooms In : Late Spring - Summer


Grass Panicum Dust Devil
Panicum virgatum 'Dust Devil'

Upright. . Landscape planting, mass planting.
Spacing : 3-4' apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Landscape planting, mass planting
Attraction : Great blooms colors
Blooms In : Late summer


Nandina Domestica
Nandina domestica

Bamboo-like, upright growing, evergreen shrub. Bronzy-pink tinted new foliage turns soft green. Attractive border, foundation or massing plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Bamboo-like, upright growing, evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive border, foundation or massing plant
Fruit Info : Round, red berries in fall
Leaf Description : Bronzy-pink tinted new foliage turns soft green
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Tradescantia Concord Grape
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Concord Grape'

Tufted, clump-forming perennial. Narrow, lance-shaped mid-green foliage. Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tufted, clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
Leaf Description : Narrow, lance-shaped mid-green foliage
Attraction : Each flower opens for 1 day only / Blooms several weeks
Blooms In : June through September


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