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.


Tropical Colocasia Diamnd Head
Colocasia esculenta 'Diamond Head'

Tuberous spreading form. Large, heart-shaped, dark black glossy leaves. Excellent pond margin, waterside, container plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Tuberous spreading form
Item Usage : Excellent pond margin, waterside, container plant
Leaf Description : Large, heart-shaped, dark black glossy leaves


Dogwood Samaritan Variegated
Cornus kousa ssp. chinensis 'Samzan' (Samaritan)

Broad, conical deciduous tree. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green w/creamy white margins. Effective specimen, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deep crimson-purple foliage in fall
Item Usage : Effective specimen, woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Raspberry-like, red fleshy fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green w/creamy white margins
Blooms In : Early Summer


Laurel Schipkaensis
Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis'

Spreading, evergreen shrub. Long, slender, dark glossy-green leaves. Excellent hedge, screening plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent hedge, screening plant
Leaf Description : Long, slender, dark glossy-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid and late Spring


Dawn Redwood Ogon
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon'

Upright, conical coniferous deciduous tree. Soft, golden-yellow foliage. Excellent specimen or street tree.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical coniferous deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen or street tree
Fruit Info : Ovoid, light-brown female cones
Tree Bark : Fibrous, orange-brown bark
Leaf Description : Soft, golden-yellow foliage


Yucca Texas - Triple Plus
Yucca rostrata

Upright, slender trunked desert plant. Narrow, slender, blue-green leaf blades. Attractive specimen, rock garden, seashore plant.
Spacing : 10' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, slender trunked desert plant
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, rock garden, seashore plant
Tree Bark : Old leaf blades make up trunk, tan to buff colored
Leaf Description : Narrow, slender, blue-green leaf blades
Blooms In : Summer


Liriope Peedee Ingot Var.
Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot'

Easy to grow, clumping perennial. Chartreuse-golden grass-like foliage. Attractive groundcover, edging or accent plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Easy to grow, clumping perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, edging or accent plant
Fruit Info : Purple-black fruit
Leaf Description : Chartreuse-golden grass-like foliage
Blooms In : Late summer


Hyd. Mac / Big Daddy
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Big Daddy'

Rounded shrub. Glossy serrated dark green leaves with sturdy branching habi. Massing, mixed beds, cut flowers, specimen, dried flowers.
Spacing : 5'-6' Apart
Water Use : Average
Form : Rounded shrub
Seasonal : Deciduous, summer bloomer
Item Usage : Massing, mixed beds, cut flowers, specimen, dried flowers
Fruit Info : (Flowers will be pink in alkaline soil- blue in acidic)
Leaf Description : Glossy serrated dark green leaves with sturdy branching habi
Attraction : Handsome summer shrub, huge showy summer blooms
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


Hyd. Lacecap / Mariesii Var.
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii Variegata'

Broad, rounded shrub. Green leaves with creamy-white margins. Attractive border, foundation, massing, specimen plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, rounded shrub
Seasonal : Deciduous, blooms on old wood
Item Usage : Attractive border, foundation, massing, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Green leaves with creamy-white margins
Attraction : Unusual blue flowers, showy summer shrub
Blooms In : Mid through late summer


Dogwood Pagoda / Alternifolia
Cornus alternifolia

Multi-stemmed, spreading deciduous shrub. Ovate, mid-green leaves. Excellent woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Multi-stemmed, spreading deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Red and purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent woodland garden plant
Fruit Info : Round, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Early Summer


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