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.


Hyd. Mac / Penny Mac / Blue
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Penny Mac'

Large flowering deciduous shrub. Smooth, oval-elliptic, toothed green leaves. Attractive bedding, border or container plant.
Spacing : 4' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Large flowering deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Smooth, oval-elliptic, toothed green leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : Summer, then again in late Summer


Heuchera Midnight Rose
Heuchera x 'Midnight Rose'

Mounding form. Dark, red-black foliage w/hot pink flecks turn to cream. Good shady border, accent, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding form
Item Usage : Good shady border, accent, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Dark, red-black foliage w/hot pink flecks turn to cream
Blooms In : Mid-Late Summer


Agave Neo Mexicana
Agave neomexicana

. Light blue-green, broad leaves with spines. Good accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Light blue-green, broad leaves with spines
Blooms In : Spring


Sweet Gum Happidaze
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Happidaze'

Broad, pyramidal. Deep green lustrous lobed foliage. .
Spacing : 30-50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, pyramidal
Seasonal : Fall foliage in shades of yellow, orange red and purple
Fruit Info : Seedless
Leaf Description : Deep green lustrous lobed foliage


Ginkgo Princeton Sentry
Ginko biloba 'Princeton Sentry'

Upright columnar. Distinctive,two-lobed fan shaped. Specimen, street tree.
Spacing : 20-30'
Water Use : Medium water use
Form : Upright columnar
Item Usage : Specimen, street tree
Fruit Info : This is an all-male cultivar
Leaf Description : Distinctive,two-lobed fan shaped
Attraction : Practically pest free,resists storm damage,urban pollution
Blooms In : Spring


Iris Jap. Ensata Lion King
Iris ensata 'Lion King'

Clump-forming perennial. Sword-like green foliage. Good naturalizing, water/pond edge plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, water/pond edge plant
Leaf Description : Sword-like green foliage
Blooms In : June - July


Colocasia antiquorum Illustris
Colocasia antiquorum 'Illustris'

Tuberous, spreading form. Large, heart-shaped black-purple leaves with green veins. Good pond margin, bog, container, landscape plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Prefers moist to boggy conditions
Form : Tuberous, spreading form
Item Usage : Good pond margin, bog, container, landscape plant
Leaf Description : Large, heart-shaped black-purple leaves with green veins


Scotchbroom Burkwoodii Red
Cytisus scoparius 'Burkwoodii'

Rounded, shrubby form. Small, narrow dark green leaves. Good border, naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, shrubby form
Item Usage : Good border, naturalizing plant
Fruit Info : Small flat pods
Leaf Description : Small, narrow dark green leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Maple - Norway Emerald Lustre
Acer platanoides 'Emerald Lustre'

Dense, oval broad crown. Deep green with wavy margin, tinged red new growth. Good shade, street, specimen tree.
Spacing : 40-60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, oval broad crown
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Good shade, street, specimen tree
Leaf Description : Deep green with wavy margin, tinged red new growth
Blooms In : Spring


Boxwood English 2-Ball Poodle
Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'

Dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub. Rounded, glossy dark-green foliage. Excellent foundation, formal garden and topiary plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent foundation, formal garden and topiary plant
Leaf Description : Rounded, glossy dark-green foliage


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