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.


Baptisia Twilite Prairie Blues
Baptisia X variicolor 'Twilite Prairieblues'P.P.#19011

Large,spreading upright. Blue-green trifoliate foliage. Backdrop,specimen,meadow plantings, cut flowers.
Water Use : Average, drought resistant once established
Form : Large,spreading upright
Item Usage : Backdrop,specimen,meadow plantings, cut flowers
Fruit Info : Charcoal Black seedpods
Leaf Description : Blue-green trifoliate foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, US native,deer resistant,long bloom time
Blooms In : Late spring to early summer


Maple Butterfly Variegated
Acer palmatum 'Butterfly'

Small ornamental deciduous tree. Gray-green leaves, margined with white and pink. Excellent specimen, accent, container or patio tree.
Spacing : 6' to 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Small ornamental deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent, container or patio tree
Fruit Info : Green, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Gray-green leaves, margined with white and pink
Blooms In : Spring


Pine Bristlecone
Pinus aristata

Dense, conical evergreen tree. Bright green needles have blue-white inner sides. Good specimen, mixed border, rock garden tree.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, conical evergreen tree
Item Usage : Good specimen, mixed border, rock garden tree
Fruit Info : Long, brown cones have a bristle-like prickle on each scale
Tree Bark : Smooth, dark gray bark
Leaf Description : Bright green needles have blue-white inner sides


Pine Leucodermis
Pinus nigra var. leucodermis

Upright, conical form. Dense, dark green needle-like foliage. Good accent,specimen tree.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical form
Item Usage : Good accent,specimen tree
Fruit Info : Oblong brown cones
Leaf Description : Dense, dark green needle-like foliage


Echinacea Kim's Knee High
Echinacea Kim's Knee High

Erect, clumping-form. Lance-shaped, mid-green leaves. Good border, small garden perennial.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, clumping-form
Item Usage : Good border, small garden perennial
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, mid-green leaves
Attraction : Butterflies, cut-flower
Blooms In : Summer


Houttuynia Chameleon
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

Spreading deciduous perennial. Green, yellow and red heart-shaped foliage. Attractive groundcover, border or pondside plant.
Spacing : 12" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Spreading deciduous perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, border or pondside plant
Leaf Description : Green, yellow and red heart-shaped foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Cm Natchez White Standard
Lagerstroemia x 'Natchez'

Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree. Glossy, dark-green leaves. Attractive accent, massing or border plant.
Spacing : 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree
Seasonal : Red-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 : Summer


Oak Water
Quercus nigra

Broadly conical deciduous tree. Dark green, 3-lobed leaves. Good specimen, shade tree.
Spacing : 35' To 50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broadly conical deciduous tree
Item Usage : Good specimen, shade tree
Fruit Info : Round acorns
Tree Bark : Smooth brown to dark gray bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, 3-lobed leaves


Danae Racemosa Poets Laurel
Danae racemosa

Arching evergreen shrub. Slender dark green leaves. Good naturalizing, woodland garden, shady locations.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Arching evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, woodland garden, shady locations
Fruit Info : Round, red-orange berries
Leaf Description : Slender dark green leaves
Attraction : Indoor flower arrangements
Blooms In : June


Alberta Spruce 2-Ball Poodle
Picea glauca 'Conica'

Dense, compact, pyramidal evergreen tree. Needle-like, soft green foliage matures to grayish-green. Attractive foundation, specimen or rock garden plant.
Spacing : 5' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, compact, pyramidal evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive foundation, specimen or rock garden plant
Fruit Info : Prune early spring to maintain topiary shape
Leaf Description : Needle-like, soft green foliage matures to grayish-green


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