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.


Perovskia Atrip. Purple
Perovskia atriplicifolia

Upright, flowering perennial. Coarsely toothed, aromatic silvery gray-green leaves. Excellent perennial garden, border plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Excellent perennial garden, border plant
Leaf Description : Coarsely toothed, aromatic silvery gray-green leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer thru Fall


Birch Dakota Pinnacle Standard
Betula platyphylla 'Dakota Pinnacle'

Spire like columnar habit. Glossy,serrated edge. Exellent landscape tree, tolerant of urban pollution.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - will tolerate moist soil
Form : Spire like columnar habit
Seasonal : Vertical landscape element, golden fall foliage
Item Usage : Exellent landscape tree, tolerant of urban pollution
Fruit Info : Small cone
Tree Bark : White exfoliating
Leaf Description : Glossy,serrated edge
Attraction : Fall foliage, resistant to birch borer,interesting shape
Blooms In : Late winter


Grass Pennisetum Rubrum
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Clumping, fine textured perennial grass. Deep reddish-purple foliage. Excellent for accent, mass or group planting.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, fine textured perennial grass
Item Usage : Excellent for accent, mass or group planting
Leaf Description : Deep reddish-purple foliage
Attraction : Cut flower, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Mid to late Summer


Buddleia Royal Red
Buddleia davidii 'Royal Red'

Deciduous flowering shrub. Deep green foliage. Attractive accent, border or mass planting plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Deciduous flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or mass planting plant
Leaf Description : Deep green foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Bees
Blooms In : July to October


Mahonia Bealei
Mahonia bealei

Upright growing, spiny evergreen shrub. Blue-green, broad, spiny foliage. Attractive screen, accent or massing plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright growing, spiny evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive screen, accent or massing plant
Fruit Info : Steel-blue, oval fruit in fall and winter
Leaf Description : Blue-green, broad, spiny foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Oak Regal Prince
Quercus robur x bicolor 'Long' (Regal Prince)

Narrow, oval deciduous tree. Glossy dark green leaves, silvery underneath. Excellent screeen, landscape accent tree.
Spacing : 20-40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, oval deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent screeen, landscape accent tree
Fruit Info : Acorn
Tree Bark : Grey becoming furrowed at maturity
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green leaves, silvery underneath
Attraction : Attractive leaves, columnar shape, unusual specimen
Blooms In : Spring


Dianthus Firewitch Pnk-Rd
Dianthus grat. Firewitch

Dense, flowering perennial. Compact, blue-green grass-like foliage. Attractive accent, border or container plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Compact, blue-green grass-like foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : May - June


Fruit Fig Tree Bush Form
Ficus carica

Rounded, bushy form. Large, dark green, deeply lobed leaves. Good accent, edible fruit.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, bushy form
Item Usage : Good accent, edible fruit
Fruit Info : Coppery-red, fleshy sweet fruit in summer
Leaf Description : Large, dark green, deeply lobed leaves


Nandina Tuscan Flame
Nandina dom. Tuscan Flame

Bamboo-like, upright growing, evergreen shrub. Lacy bright red foliage maintains throughout season. Attractive border, hedge, specimen plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Bamboo-like, upright growing, evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive border, hedge, specimen plant
Fruit Info : Round, red berries in fall
Leaf Description : Lacy bright red foliage maintains throughout season
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Pentas Butterfly White
Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly White'

Woody-based, evergreen perennial grown as annual. Mid-green, textured foliage. Great bedding, border, massing, container plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Woody-based, evergreen perennial grown as annual
Item Usage : Great bedding, border, massing, container plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, textured foliage
Blooms In : Summer


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