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.


Elm Bosque UPMTF
Ulmus parvifolia 'UPMTF" 'Bosque'

Upright, oval form. Thick, dark green toothed foliage. Good lawn, shade tree. Good in narrow planting areas.
Spacing : 40-60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, oval form
Seasonal : Golden-yellow Fall foliage
Item Usage : Good lawn, shade tree. Good in narrow planting areas
Leaf Description : Thick, dark green toothed foliage


Dogwood Arctic Fire
Cornus stol. Farrow - Arctic Fire

Compact form. Mid-green foliage. Good massing, hedge, naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact form
Seasonal : Dark red stems in winter
Item Usage : Good massing, hedge, naturalizing plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Late Spring


Penstemon Electric Blue
Penstemon heterophyllus 'Electric Blue'

Clump forming perennial. Green leaf with blue bloom. Drought resistant.
Spacing : 26-30" apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Drought resistant
Leaf Description : Green leaf with blue bloom
Attraction : Lower water use
Blooms In : Spring


Verticillata/Southern Gentleman
Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman'

Dwarf, upright, rounded, slow growing shrub. Glossy, dark green leaves. Generally grown as a pollinator for female Winterberries.
Spacing : 6'- 8' Apart
Water Use : Heavy
Form : Dwarf, upright, rounded, slow growing shrub
Seasonal : Purple-green to yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Generally grown as a pollinator for female Winterberries
Fruit Info : Effective low hedge, good shrub for wet soils, pondside
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green leaves
Attraction : One male plant will pollinate 9-10 female plants
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Anacharis (Elodea Canadensis)
Anacharis

. Light green, linear. Provides cover for fish, reduces algea.
Water Use : Oxygenator
Item Usage : Provides cover for fish, reduces algea
Leaf Description : Light green, linear
Attraction : Soft, feathery texture
Blooms In : Summer


Fruit Grape Himrod
Vitis labrusca 'Himrod'

Climbing vine. Dark green, leathery, lobed foliage. Good for wine, fruit, arbor or trellis.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Climbing vine
Item Usage : Good for wine, fruit, arbor or trellis
Fruit Info : Greenish-white fruit in clusters
Leaf Description : Dark green, leathery, lobed foliage
Blooms In : Spring


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


Maple - Autumn Blaze
Acer rubrum 'Autumn Blaze'

Oval to round deciduous tree. Three to five lobed shiny green foliage. Shade or specimen tree.
Spacing : 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Oval to round deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant-red Fall foliage
Item Usage : Shade or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Red winged fruit in late Spring
Leaf Description : Three to five lobed shiny green foliage
Blooms In : Early Spring


Sedum Tricolor
Sedum spur. Tricolor

Vigorous, mat-forming evergreen perennial. Leathery, green, pink and creamy-white leaves. Excellent groundcover, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Vigorous, mat-forming evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Excellent groundcover, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Leathery, green, pink and creamy-white leaves
Blooms In : Early to late Summer


Hyd. Mac / Merritt Supreme /Pk
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Merritt Supreme'

Rounded, deciduous shrub. Broad, coarsley toothed dark green leaves. Attractive border, specimen, group plantings.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, specimen, group plantings
Leaf Description : Broad, coarsley toothed dark green leaves
Attraction : Cut / Dried flower
Blooms In : Mid and late Summer


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