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.


Penstemon Wine Red
Penstemon 'Wine Red'

Clump forming perennial. Green leaf with pink bloom. Drought resistant.
Spacing : 36" apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Drought resistant
Leaf Description : Green leaf with pink bloom
Attraction : Lower water use
Blooms In : Spring


Pine Loblolly
Pinus taeda

Conical, becoming rounded, evergreen tree. Long, dark green needles. Attractive shade or lawn tree, screening tree.
Spacing : 65' Apart
Water Use : Drought tolerant
Form : Conical, becoming rounded, evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade or lawn tree, screening tree
Fruit Info : Narrowly conical, rust-brown cones with winged seeds
Tree Bark : Scaly, deeply furrowed gray-brown bark
Leaf Description : Long, dark green needles


Echinacea Sombrero Sand Yellow
Echinacea purpurea'Sombrero Sand Yellow'

Upright. Long narrow dark green leaves. Perennial planting,mass planting.
Spacing : 22"-24" apart
Water Use : Regular
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Perennial planting,mass planting
Leaf Description : Long narrow dark green leaves
Attraction : Less water needed once established
Blooms In : Summer


Rhododendron Roseum Elegans
Rhododendron Roseum Elegans

Wide evergreen flowering shrub. Large, olive-green leaves. Attractive border, mass planting, hedge or screen.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Wide evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, mass planting, hedge or screen
Leaf Description : Large, olive-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid Spring


Sweet Gum Slender Silhouette
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

Narrow, columnar form. Dark green, shiny foliage. Attractive lawn, hedge tree.
Spacing : 30'Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, columnar form
Seasonal : Yellow to reddish-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, hedge tree
Tree Bark : Furrowed grey-brown bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, shiny foliage
Blooms In : Late spring


Pine Sylvestris Poodle
Pinus sylvestris

Upright, conical evergreen tree. Blue-green, stiff needles. Attractive specimen or trained topiary tree.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen or trained topiary tree
Tree Bark : Flaky, red-brown or orange bark
Leaf Description : Blue-green, stiff needles


Setcreasea Variegated
Setcreasea pallida 'Variegata'

Trailing perennial. Large rich violet-purple leaves striped with hot pink. Mixed or herbaceous border, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Trailing perennial
Item Usage : Mixed or herbaceous border, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Large rich violet-purple leaves striped with hot pink
Blooms In : Summer


Blue Princess Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'

Dense evergreen shrub. Blue-green foliage on purple-blue stems. Attractive accent, screen, massing plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen, massing plant
Fruit Info : Abundant red berries
Leaf Description : Blue-green foliage on purple-blue stems
Blooms In : Late Spring


Coleus Redhead
Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Redhead'

Mounded, upright form. Vivid, bright red foliage. Good bedding, border, container plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounded, upright form
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Vivid, bright red foliage


Stokesia Honeysong Purple
Stokesia Honeysong

Clump-forming evergreen perennial. Lance-shaped dark green leaves, purple stems. Excellent bedding, perennial border plant.
Spacing : 15" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Excellent bedding, perennial border plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped dark green leaves, purple stems
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Late Summer thr early Fall


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