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.


Canna Blushing Bride
Canna 'Blushing Bride'

Upright. Large tropical foliage. Containers,borders,specimen,water gardens,cut flower.
Water Use : Prefers moist,but will grow in dry or submerged in H2O grdns
Form : Upright
Seasonal : Provide good winter drainage - drier soils
Item Usage : Containers,borders,specimen,water gardens,cut flower
Fruit Info : Green,warty capsule
Leaf Description : Large tropical foliage
Attraction : Loves heat,interesting foliage,hummimg birds,butterflies
Blooms In : July - September


Liatris Kobold Purple
Liatris spicata Kobold

Stout, herbaceous perennial. Bright green lance-shaped foliage. Attractive border, bedding or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Stout, herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, bedding or massing plant
Leaf Description : Bright green lance-shaped foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : July - September


Palm Chinese Fan
Livistona chinensis

Erect, single-stemmed palm. Large, light green deeply divided, arching leaves. Great for small gardens, street, understory, containers.
Spacing : 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, single-stemmed palm
Item Usage : Great for small gardens, street, understory, containers
Fruit Info : Round, glossy blue-gray fruit
Leaf Description : Large, light green deeply divided, arching leaves
Blooms In : Spring-Summer


Chionanthus Retusus
Chionanthus retusus

Spreading deciduous small tree / large shrub. Elliptic, glossy bright green above, white, hairy beneath. Good shrub border, small garden, specimen plant.
Spacing : 10-20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading deciduous small tree / large shrub
Item Usage : Good shrub border, small garden, specimen plant
Fruit Info : Blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Elliptic, glossy bright green above, white, hairy beneath
Blooms In : Summer


Laurel Cherry Compacta
Prunus caroliniana 'Compacta'

Compact growing evergreen shrub / Small tree. Bronze evergreen leaves mature to glossy green. Attractive screen, clipped hedge or trained tree.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact growing evergreen shrub / Small tree
Item Usage : Attractive screen, clipped hedge or trained tree
Fruit Info : Black fruits
Leaf Description : Bronze evergreen leaves mature to glossy green
Blooms In : Spring


Scotchbroom Lena Red
Cytisus scoparius 'Lena'

Compact shrubby form. Small, narrow dark green leaves. Good border, naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact shrubby form
Item Usage : Good border, naturalizing plant
Fruit Info : Small flat pods
Leaf Description : Small, narrow dark green leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Cm Lipan Light Lavender
Lagerstroemia x 'Lipan'

Upright, broad habit. Glossy, dark-green leaves. Attractive accent, street or border plant.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, broad habit
Seasonal : Red-orange fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, street or border plant
Tree Bark : Peeling bark reveals white inner bark
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Cm Muskogee Lavender Single
Lagerstroemia x 'Muskogee'

Upright, broad-shaped deciduous tree. Glossy, dark-green leaves. Attractive accent, street or border plant.
Spacing : 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, broad-shaped deciduous tree
Seasonal : Red-orange fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, street or border plant
Tree Bark : Peeling bark reveals pink inner bark
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Nandina D. Sienna Sunrise
Nandina domestica 'Monfar'

Bushy evergreen shrub. Delicate, mid-green leaves, intense red new growth & winter. Good border, massing plant.
Spacing : 2-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Bushy evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Intense red fall and winter color
Item Usage : Good border, massing plant
Fruit Info : Red berries
Leaf Description : Delicate, mid-green leaves, intense red new growth & winter
Blooms In : Spring


Peony Sarah Bernhardt / Pink
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'

Robust, herbaceous perennial. Rich, mid-green leaves. Attractive specimen, border or bedding plant.
Spacing : 30" To 36" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Robust, herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, border or bedding plant
Fruit Info : Seed pods
Leaf Description : Rich, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Early Summer


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