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.


Eichornia crassipes
Eichornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)

Floating,upright,spreading clumps. Rosettes of rounded to ovate leaves with inflated,shiny,. Spawning pad and cover for fish,shade cover to help.
Water Use : Floating,deep water,oxygenator
Form : Floating,upright,spreading clumps
Item Usage : Spawning pad and cover for fish,shade cover to help
Fruit Info : stabilize water temps.,root system helps provide oxygen
Tree Bark : Long, purplish green roots hang down 12
Leaf Description : Rosettes of rounded to ovate leaves with inflated,shiny,
Attraction : pale green stalks
Blooms In : Summer


Duranta Cuban Gold
Duranta erecta 'Cuban Gold'

Mounding form. Bright, chartreuse variegated foliage. Good bedding, border, massing plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding form
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Bright, chartreuse variegated foliage
Attraction : Heat tolerant


Grass Schizachyrium The Blues
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'

Clump-forming ornamental grass. Narrow, upright, hairy light blue foliage. Good mixed or herbaceous border, erosion control plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming ornamental grass
Seasonal : Bronze to flaming orange fall color
Item Usage : Good mixed or herbaceous border, erosion control plant
Leaf Description : Narrow, upright, hairy light blue foliage
Blooms In : July through September


Cyperus papyrus
Cyperus papyrus

Clump-forming perennial. . Grow at the margins of a pond or bog garden, containers.
Spacing : 2-4' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist / Needs High Humidity
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Grow at the margins of a pond or bog garden, containers
Blooms In : Summer


Fruit Blueberry Premier
Vaccinium ashei 'Premier'

Upright, spreading form. Dark blue-green foliage. Good edible fruit, canning, landscape plant.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, spreading form
Seasonal : Orange-red fall foliage
Item Usage : Good edible fruit, canning, landscape plant
Fruit Info : Medium powdery blue fruit
Tree Bark : Rabbit eye type
Leaf Description : Dark blue-green foliage
Blooms In : Early to mid-spring


Blue Arrow Upright Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'

Narrow, pyramidal coniferous evergreen. Intense silver-blue foliage. Attractive accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, pyramidal coniferous evergreen
Item Usage : Attractive accent, specimen plant
Tree Bark : Red-brown flaky bark
Leaf Description : Intense silver-blue foliage


Begonia Green Prelude Pink
Begonia Prelude Series Pink

Compact, rounded evergreen annual. Rounded, fleshy green leaves. Attractive bedding, border, massing or container plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, rounded evergreen annual
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, massing or container plant
Leaf Description : Rounded, fleshy green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Cedrus Deodara Mitsch Blue
Cedrus deodara 'Mitsch Blue'

Conical, spreading coniferous evergreen tree. Blue-green needle-like foliage. Excellent screening, specimen or accent tree.
Spacing : 30' To 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical, spreading coniferous evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent screening, specimen or accent tree
Fruit Info : Barrel-shaped, glaucous cones
Leaf Description : Blue-green needle-like foliage


Verticillata / Berry Nice
Ilex verticillata 'Berry Nice'

Upright, spreading deciduous shrub. Mid-green, toothed foliage. Good for wet areas, near pond or stream, naturalizing.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Upright, spreading deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good for wet areas, near pond or stream, naturalizing
Fruit Info : Heavy producer of bright red berries
Leaf Description : Mid-green, toothed foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Summer


Baptisia Australis
Baptisia australis

Dense, shrub-like perennial. Grey-green foliage. Good accent, massing plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use / Drought Tolerant
Form : Dense, shrub-like perennial
Item Usage : Good accent, massing plant
Leaf Description : Grey-green foliage
Attraction : Butterflies
Blooms In : Spring


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