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.


Loropetalum Zhuzhou Standard
Loropetalum chin. Zhuzhou

Mounding, arching, evergreen shrub. Rounded blackish-maroon foliage. Attractive accent, screen or hedge plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, arching, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen or hedge plant
Leaf Description : Rounded blackish-maroon foliage
Blooms In : Spring - Fall


Spruce Blue Columnar
Picea pungens 'Glauca Columnar'

Conical, hardy evergreen tree. Silvery-blue, stiff needles. Excellent lawn specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 20' to 30' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Conical, hardy evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent lawn specimen, accent tree
Fruit Info : Pale brown, scaly cones
Leaf Description : Silvery-blue, stiff needles


Sweet Gum Slender Silhouette
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

Narrow, columnar form. Dark green, shiny foliage. Attractive lawn, hedge tree.
Spacing : 30'Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, columnar form
Seasonal : Yellow to reddish-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, hedge tree
Tree Bark : Furrowed grey-brown bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, shiny foliage
Blooms In : Late spring


Oak Pin
Quercus palustris

Fast growing, broad conical deciduous tree. Glossy dark green, deep-lobed leaves. Attractive shade, lawn, street or specimen tree.
Spacing : 45' to 65' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Fast growing, broad conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Scarlet to red-brown fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, lawn, street or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green, deep-lobed leaves


Scutellaria Cherry Skullcap
Scutellaria suffrutescans

Mound forming sub-shrub. . Sub-shrub.
Spacing : 3' apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Mound forming sub-shrub
Item Usage : Sub-shrub
Attraction : Bright red blooms, lower water use
Blooms In : Summer


Penstemon Electric Blue
Penstemon heterophyllus 'Electric Blue'

Clump forming perennial. Green leaf with blue bloom. Drought resistant.
Spacing : 26-30" apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Drought resistant
Leaf Description : Green leaf with blue bloom
Attraction : Lower water use
Blooms In : Spring


Yucca Texas - Double
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
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Summer


Magnolia Edith Bogue
Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue'

Upright, conical flowering evergreen tree. Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides. Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides
Blooms In : Summer to Fall


Skimmia Japonica Female
Skimmia japonica

Mounding to erect evergreen shrub. Lance-shape, slightly aromatic, dark green leaves. Attractive shrub border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding to erect evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shrub border, woodland garden plant
Fruit Info : Round, fleshy red fruit
Leaf Description : Lance-shape, slightly aromatic, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Mid and late Spring


Day Lavender Plum Perfect
Hemerocallis 'Plum Perfect'

Compact clumping form. Compact grass-like foliage. Attractive border, accent or massing plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent or massing plant
Leaf Description : Compact grass-like foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : All Summer / Repeat bloomer


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