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.


Gaillardia Arizona Sun
Gaillardia aristata 'Arizona Sun'

Compact, mounding perennial. Gray-green, hairy leaves. Attractive bedding, border or accent plant.
Spacing : 15" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Gray-green, hairy leaves
Attraction : Cut flower, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Summer


Maple - Amur Flame
Acer ginnala 'Flame'

Multi-stemmed deciduous tree. 3-Lobed, dark green leaves. Good tree for natural settings.
Spacing : 15 - 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Multi-stemmed deciduous tree
Seasonal : Red fall foliage
Item Usage : Good tree for natural settings
Leaf Description : 3-Lobed, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Acorus calamus
Acorus calamus

Upright herbaceous perennial. Dark green, sword-like aromatic leaves. Good watergarden, naturalizing, wet location plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Upright herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Good watergarden, naturalizing, wet location plant
Fruit Info : tolerates acidic cond.,food for waterfowl
Leaf Description : Dark green, sword-like aromatic leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Oak Laurel
Quercus hemispaerica

Rounded, deciduous tree, narrowly oblong to obovate. Entire to 3-lobed, smooth-glossy, bronze matures to dk green. specimens in large gardens or parks.
Spacing : 40-50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, deciduous tree, narrowly oblong to obovate
Seasonal : Foliage lasts well into winter
Item Usage : specimens in large gardens or parks
Fruit Info : Spherical-ovoidacorns
Tree Bark : Fissured, grey-black bark
Leaf Description : Entire to 3-lobed, smooth-glossy, bronze matures to dk green
Blooms In : Mid-spring to early summer


Pine White
Pinus strobus

Rounded, rapid growing evergreen tree. Long, thin bluish-green needles. Attractive specimen, screen, or windbreak.
Spacing : 25' to 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, rapid growing evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, screen, or windbreak
Fruit Info : Cylindrical shaped, green cones
Leaf Description : Long, thin bluish-green needles


Clethra Sixteen Candles/White
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'

Deciduous flowering shrub. Toothed, short-stalked mid-green leaves. Attractive foreground, border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Deciduous flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive foreground, border plant
Leaf Description : Toothed, short-stalked mid-green leaves
Blooms In : July - August


Kale Red / Nagoya
Brassica oleracea 'Nagoya Red'

Erect, branching perennial grown as annual. Finely cut, dark purple-red foliage. Excellent border, massing, display plant.
Spacing : 12-15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, branching perennial grown as annual
Seasonal : Color is enhanced by cool temperatures - Below 50 Deg. F
Item Usage : Excellent border, massing, display plant
Leaf Description : Finely cut, dark purple-red foliage


Nepeta Dropmore Hybrid
Nepeta x faassenii 'Dropmore'

Vigorous spreading, clump-forming perennial. Aromatic, soft gray-green hairy foliage. Attractive border or groundcover.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous spreading, clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border or groundcover
Leaf Description : Aromatic, soft gray-green hairy foliage
Attraction : Attracts Bees, Cats
Blooms In : Early Summer thru early Fall


Haw. Indian Princess
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Indian Princess'

Compact, mounding form. Dark green, elliptic foliage. Good low hedge, massing, foundation plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding form
Item Usage : Good low hedge, massing, foundation plant
Fruit Info : Small
Leaf Description : Dark green, elliptic foliage
Attraction : Salt, drought tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Rhododendron Lees Dark Purple
Rhododendron 'Lee's Dark Purple'

Erect, evergreen flowering shrub. Glossy, dark green elliptic foliage. Good accent, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Good accent, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green elliptic foliage
Blooms In : May


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