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.


Viola Labradorica Blue
Viola labradorica

Spreading, clumping form. Heart to kidney-shaped, finely toothed dark purple foliage. Attractive woodland, shady garden plant.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive woodland, shady garden plant
Leaf Description : Heart to kidney-shaped, finely toothed dark purple foliage
Blooms In : April - May


Iris Ger. Feedback / Blue-Vio
Iris germanica 'Feedback'

Clump forming, spreading perennial. Sword-like, broad, mid-green leaves. Attractive bedding, back of border plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, spreading perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, back of border plant
Leaf Description : Sword-like, broad, mid-green leaves
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Mid-Spring thru early Summer + Re-bloom


Hinoki Cypress Dwarf
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'

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


Salvia Marcus Purple-Blue
Salvia Marcus

Low growing, broad spreading form. Dark green, lance-shaped foliage. Good container, front of border perennial.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, broad spreading form
Item Usage : Good container, front of border perennial
Leaf Description : Dark green, lance-shaped foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Ginkgo Fairmount
Ginkgo biloba 'Fairmount'

Upright pyramidal form. Green fan-shaped leaves with scalloped edges. Attractive street, accent or light shade tree.
Spacing : 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright pyramidal form
Seasonal : Golden yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive street, accent or light shade tree
Leaf Description : Green fan-shaped leaves with scalloped edges


Grass Pennisetum Cassian
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian'

Ornamental grass. Dark green, flat bladed foliage. Great accent, border, massing plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Ornamental grass
Seasonal : Rich gold w/red tints in fall
Item Usage : Great accent, border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, flat bladed foliage
Blooms In : Late Summer-Fall


Mahonia Aquifolia Compacta
Mahonia aquifolium 'Compactum'

Dwarf, compact flowering evrgreen shrub. Spiny-toothed, bright green leaves. Excellent groundcover, shady garden or accent plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, compact flowering evrgreen shrub
Seasonal : Bronze winter foliage
Item Usage : Excellent groundcover, shady garden or accent plant
Fruit Info : Round, blue-black berries
Leaf Description : Spiny-toothed, bright green leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Osmanthus Fortunei Fruitlandi
Osmanthus x fortunei 'Fruitlandii'

Upright, compact form. Leathery, glossy, holly-like dark green leaves. Excellent shrub border, hedge or topiary plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, compact form
Item Usage : Excellent shrub border, hedge or topiary plant
Leaf Description : Leathery, glossy, holly-like dark green leaves
Blooms In : October-November


Lobelia Magadi's White
Lobelia erinus 'Magadi White'

Trailing. Glossy, bright green. Borders, containers, massing, groundcover.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Trailing
Seasonal : Most heat resistant to date, blooms spring through fall
Item Usage : Borders, containers, massing, groundcover
Fruit Info : OK to shear back midsummer for better fall rebloom
Leaf Description : Glossy, bright green
Attraction : Clear white flowers, deer resistant
Blooms In : Spring through fall - usually prefers cooler weather


Iris Pallida Aureo Variegated
Iris pallida 'Aureo Variegata'

Clump forming, spreading perennial. Sword-like, green & golden yellow variegated foliage. Attractive bedding, back of border planting.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, spreading perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, back of border planting
Leaf Description : Sword-like, green & golden yellow variegated foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


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