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.


Digitalis mertonensis
Digitalis mertonensis

Erect, clumping form. Dark-green, lance-shaped, hairy leaves. Attractive accent, border or container plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Dark-green, lance-shaped, hairy leaves
Attraction : Cut flower, Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Late Spring - Fall


Vinca / Darts Blue Periwinkle
Vinca minor 'Dart's Blue'

Vigorous trailing evergreen groundcover. Long, shiny dark green oval foliage. Attractive groundcover, bank or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous trailing evergreen groundcover
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, bank or massing plant
Leaf Description : Long, shiny dark green oval foliage
Blooms In : Mid-Spring to Fall


Hawthorn Winter King
Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

Upright, rounded deciduous tree. Toothed, lobed dark glossy-green leaves. Excellent specimen, hedge or coastal plant.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, rounded deciduous tree
Seasonal : Red Fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, hedge or coastal plant
Fruit Info : Round, bright red fruit
Tree Bark : Branches have thorns
Leaf Description : Toothed, lobed dark glossy-green leaves
Attraction : Wildlife, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Late Spring


Cactus Prickly Pear
Opuntia humifusa

Prostrate spreading form. Oblong, flattened green pads have bristles and thorns. Good rock garden, accent plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Prostrate spreading form
Item Usage : Good rock garden, accent plant
Fruit Info : Egg-shaped, edible fruit
Leaf Description : Oblong, flattened green pads have bristles and thorns
Blooms In : Late spring - Early summer


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


Fern Polystichum Christmas
Polystichum acrostichoides

Upright, clump-forming evergreen fern. Lance-shaped, dark-green fronds. Excellent shady border, accent plant.
Spacing : 24" To 36" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, clump-forming evergreen fern
Item Usage : Excellent shady border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, dark-green fronds


Fern Dryop. Autumn Brilliance
Dryopteris erythrosa 'Autumn Brilliance'

Clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern. Glossy, orange-bronzy fronds hold color throughout season. Excellent shady border, accent plant.
Spacing : 15" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern
Seasonal : Bronze fall color
Item Usage : Excellent shady border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, orange-bronzy fronds hold color throughout season


Dogwood Yellow Twig
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'

Loose, muti-stemmed, rounded shrub. Dark green, textured foliage - Bright yellow stems in winter. Good naturalizing, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 6-8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Loose, muti-stemmed, rounded shrub
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, textured foliage - Bright yellow stems in winter
Blooms In : Spring


Nandina Harbor Dwarf
Nandina domestica 'Harbour Dwarf'

Dense, erect branching, evergreen shrub. Bronzy-pink tinted new foliage turns soft green. Attractive border, accent or massing plant.
Spacing : 2' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, erect branching, evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Crimson-purple Fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent or massing plant
Fruit Info : Round red berries
Leaf Description : Bronzy-pink tinted new foliage turns soft green
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Barberry Concorde
Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea 'Concorde'

Dense, mounding form. Dark purple rounded foliage. Attractive low hedge, massing, specimen plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, mounding form
Item Usage : Attractive low hedge, massing, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Dark purple rounded foliage


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