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.


Grass Cortaderia Pampas
Cortaderia selloana

Vigorous, drought tolerant perennial grass. Long strap-like arching leaf blades. Attractive shrub border, accent plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Vigorous, drought tolerant perennial grass
Item Usage : Attractive shrub border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Long strap-like arching leaf blades
Attraction : Salt tolerant, Dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer


Leucothoe Scarletta
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Scarletta'

Spreading evergreen. Deep purple, aging to green then to bronze smooth foliage. Good border, massing, hillside plant.
Spacing : 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading evergreen
Item Usage : Good border, massing, hillside plant
Leaf Description : Deep purple, aging to green then to bronze smooth foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Day Pink Buffy's Doll
Hemerocallis 'Pink Buffy's Doll'

Clumping form. Dark green, strap-like foliage. Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping form
Item Usage : Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, strap-like foliage
Blooms In : All Summer / Repeat bloomer


Elsie Lee Lavender Azalea
Azalea 'Elsie Lee'

Evergreen azalea. Small, mid to dark green leaves. Excellent border, hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Excellent border, hedge or accent plant
Leaf Description : Small, mid to dark green leaves
Blooms In : Mid Spring


Scutellaria Cherry Skullcap
Scutellaria suffrutescans

Mound forming sub-shrub. . Sub-shrub.
Spacing : 3' apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Mound forming sub-shrub
Item Usage : Sub-shrub
Attraction : Bright red blooms, lower water use
Blooms In : Summer


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


Lig. 2 Ball Poodle
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'

Fast growing, evergreen shrub. Glossy, deep green, heavily textured leaves. Excellent trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, deep green, heavily textured leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Fruit Grape Cabernet Sauvignon
Vitis vinifera 'Cabernet Sauvignon'

Climbing vine. Dark green, leathery, lobed foliage. Good for wine, fruit, arbor or trellis.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Climbing vine
Item Usage : Good for wine, fruit, arbor or trellis
Fruit Info : Dark red fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green, leathery, lobed foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Callicarpa Early Amethyst
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

Loose, open arching shrub. Ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves, white-woolly undersides. Shrub border, woodland garden plant, attracts birds.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Loose, open arching shrub
Seasonal : Decideous
Item Usage : Shrub border, woodland garden plant, attracts birds
Fruit Info : Clusters of round, bead-like, bright purple berries
Tree Bark : Smooth gray
Leaf Description : Ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves, white-woolly undersides
Attraction : Showy berries in late summer
Blooms In : Mid Spring


Nelumbo Nucifera Assorted
Nelumbo nucifera

Upright leaves and flowers held high above water. Handsome,horizontally held,peltate,waxy-bloomed.almost. Excellent specimen,massing in large araes.
Spacing : Rhizomatous
Water Use : When established,16-24" or 6-9" above pot with smaller
Form : Upright leaves and flowers held high above water
Seasonal : Develop distinctive flat-topped seed pods-dry for arranging
Item Usage : Excellent specimen,massing in large araes
Leaf Description : Handsome,horizontally held,peltate,waxy-bloomed.almost
Attraction : circular
Blooms In : Summer


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