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 Compact Patio
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta'

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


Cam Jap. Kramer's Supreme
Camellia jap. Kramer's Supreme

Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub. Shiny dark-green, oval leaves. Attractive accent, border or container specimen.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container specimen
Leaf Description : Shiny dark-green, oval leaves
Blooms In : Late Winter thru Spring


Cam Jap. Turandot
Camellia japonica 'Turandot'

Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub. Shiny dark-green, oval leaves. Attractive accent, border or container specimen.
Spacing : 10'- 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container specimen
Leaf Description : Shiny dark-green, oval leaves
Blooms In : Late winter thru spring


Geum Lady Stratheden / Yellow
Geum chiloense 'Lady Stratheden'

Dense, clump-forming wooly perennial. Heart-shaped, deeply lobed mid-green leaves. Attractive border, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, clump-forming wooly perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, deeply lobed mid-green leaves
Attraction : Cut flowers
Blooms In : Early to late summer


Tradescantia Sweet Kate Bl
Tradescantia x 'Sweet Kate'

Clump-forming perennial. Grass-like, golden-yellow foliage. Good bedding, border plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Good bedding, border plant
Leaf Description : Grass-like, golden-yellow foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Ajuga Catlin's Giant / Blue
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant

Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial. Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage. Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive.
Spacing : 12 - 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial
Item Usage : Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive
Leaf Description : Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage
Blooms In : May


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


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


Grass Schizachyrium The Blues
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'

Clump-forming ornamental grass. Narrow, upright, hairy light blue foliage. Good mixed or herbaceous border, erosion control plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming ornamental grass
Seasonal : Bronze to flaming orange fall color
Item Usage : Good mixed or herbaceous border, erosion control plant
Leaf Description : Narrow, upright, hairy light blue foliage
Blooms In : July through September


Haw. Snow White
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Snow White'

Compact, mounding evergreen shrub. Leathery foliage matures dark green. Attractive hedge, accent or foundation plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Reddish foliage in winter
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, accent or foundation plant
Fruit Info : Blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Leathery foliage matures dark green
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


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