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.


Cordyline Red Star
Cordyline australis 'Red Star'

Palm-like, upright form. Dark, reddish-bronze sword-like foliage. Good dry garden, coastal, container plant.
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Palm-like, upright form
Item Usage : Good dry garden, coastal, container plant
Leaf Description : Dark, reddish-bronze sword-like foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring to Summer


Wax Myrtle Tree Form
Myrica cerifera

Rounded, evergreen shrub. Lance-shaped, aromatic, mid-green foliage. Attractive screen, hedge or woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedge or woodland garden plant
Fruit Info : Round, waxy, gray-white fruit
Tree Bark : Silvery-gray, smooth bark
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, aromatic, mid-green foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Barberry Tiny Gold
Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea 'Tiny Gold'

Round, mounded form. Small rounded leaves are tightly clustered, bright golden. Good accent, foundation, border plant, rock gardens.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Round, mounded form
Seasonal : Showy golden foliage spring thru late fall
Item Usage : Good accent, foundation, border plant, rock gardens
Fruit Info : Inconspicious
Leaf Description : Small rounded leaves are tightly clustered, bright golden
Attraction : Foliage plant, small size
Blooms In : Spring


Colocasia esculenta Ruffles
Colocasia esculenta 'Ruffles'

Clumping marginal aquatic perennial. Large, heart-shaped green leaves have wavy, scalloped edges. Good pond margin, bog, container, landscape plant.
Spacing : 3-6' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Clumping marginal aquatic perennial
Item Usage : Good pond margin, bog, container, landscape plant
Leaf Description : Large, heart-shaped green leaves have wavy, scalloped edges


Kale White / Nagoya
Brassica oleracea 'Nagoya White'

Erect, branching perennial grown as annual. Finely cut, creamy white 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, creamy white foliage


Ilex X Oakland
Ilex x 'Oakland'

Dense, pyramidal form. Medium green, spiny foliage matures to emerald green. Great specimen, hedge plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, pyramidal form
Item Usage : Great specimen, hedge plant
Fruit Info : Red berries
Leaf Description : Medium green, spiny foliage matures to emerald green
Attraction : Bronzy-red new growth


Barberry Crimson Pygmy
Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'

Low growing, mounding deciduous shrub. Small, deep-reddish-purple leaves. Attractive groundcover, low hedge, specimen, container plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, mounding deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Leaves turn amber with cool weather
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, low hedge, specimen, container plant
Fruit Info : Red berries in fall and winter
Leaf Description : Small, deep-reddish-purple leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Plum Thundercloud Park Grade
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'

Upright, rounded deciduous tree. Deep, dark-purple foliage. Attractive lawn, specimen or accent tree.
Spacing : 15' to 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, rounded deciduous tree
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, specimen or accent tree
Fruit Info : Small, round dark-red fruit
Leaf Description : Deep, dark-purple foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Lilac Tinkerbelle
Syringa 'Tinkerbelle'

Dwarf, compact rounded shrub. Dull green foliage. Attractive small hedge, border or specimen plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, compact rounded shrub
Item Usage : Attractive small hedge, border or specimen plant
Leaf Description : Dull green foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Loropetalum Blush
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Blush'

Compact growing, arching, evergreen shrub. Roundish, copper-burgundy foliage. Attractive accent, screen or low hedge.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact growing, arching, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen or low hedge
Leaf Description : Roundish, copper-burgundy foliage
Blooms In : Late Winter to early Spring


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