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 Pennisetum Little Bunny
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Buny'

Clump-forming ornamental grass. Dark green, thin blade-like scapes. Excellent border, massing plant.
Spacing : 8" To 12" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Clump-forming ornamental grass
Item Usage : Excellent border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, thin blade-like scapes
Attraction : Cut/Dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer to Fall


Astilbe Snowdrift White
Astilbe arendsii 'Snowdrift'

Compact, shady perennial. Dark green lacy foliage. Accent in border, bed or container garden.
Spacing : 1' To 2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, shady perennial
Item Usage : Accent in border, bed or container garden
Leaf Description : Dark green lacy foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Late Spring


Redbud Merlot
Cercis canadensis 'Merlot'

Semi-upright, dense form. Heart-shaped, glossy deep purple-red foliage. Attractive accent, lawn or garden specimen.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Semi-upright, dense form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, lawn or garden specimen
Fruit Info : Flattened pods
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, glossy deep purple-red foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Hamamelis Amethyst - Lavender
Hamamelis vernalis 'Amethyst'

Sturdy, rounded deciduous tree. Rounded leaves. Attractive natural or mass plantings.
Spacing : 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Sturdy, rounded deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow to orange fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive natural or mass plantings
Leaf Description : Rounded leaves
Blooms In : Fall


Gir. Crimson Azalea
Azalea 'Girard's Crimson'

Compact, evergreen azalea. Dark green, rounded foliage. Attractive massing, accent plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, evergreen azalea
Seasonal : Brilliant dark red fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive massing, accent plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, rounded foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Ajuga Catlin's Giant / Blue
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant

Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial. Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage. Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive.
Spacing : 12 - 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial
Item Usage : Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive
Leaf Description : Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage
Blooms In : May


Hibiscus Lord Baltimore Rd
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lord Baltimore'

Woody based perennial. Broad, lance-shaped toothed mid-green leaves. Good mixed, herbaceous, shrub border plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Woody based perennial
Item Usage : Good mixed, herbaceous, shrub border plant
Leaf Description : Broad, lance-shaped toothed mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid-summer to fall


Eichornia crassipes
Eichornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)

Floating,upright,spreading clumps. Rosettes of rounded to ovate leaves with inflated,shiny,. Spawning pad and cover for fish,shade cover to help.
Water Use : Floating,deep water,oxygenator
Form : Floating,upright,spreading clumps
Item Usage : Spawning pad and cover for fish,shade cover to help
Fruit Info : stabilize water temps.,root system helps provide oxygen
Tree Bark : Long, purplish green roots hang down 12
Leaf Description : Rosettes of rounded to ovate leaves with inflated,shiny,
Attraction : pale green stalks
Blooms In : Summer


Viscosum Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum

Deciduous shrub. Dark green, azalea-like foliage. Natural settings, woodland garden.
Spacing : 4-6'Apart
Water Use : Consistantly moist
Form : Deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Natural settings, woodland garden
Leaf Description : Dark green, azalea-like foliage
Blooms In : Late Winter - Early-Mid Spring


Maple Red Emperor
Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor'

Upright form. Dark, crimson foliage / Holds color throughout summer. Great specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 20-30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Great specimen, accent tree
Leaf Description : Dark, crimson foliage / Holds color throughout summer


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