Landscape Shrubs of Arkansas (A - C) By Scientific Name

Scientific Name	Common Name	Comments

Abelia x grandiflora	Glossy Abelia	Size: medium shrub 5' tall by 5' wide; often wild sprays of stems Flowers: May to fall, white/pink tubular flowers Fruit: not significant Fall color: broadleaf evergreen. Sometimes winter foliage is a deep maroon Culture: full sun. Adaptable to most soils. Tough Disease/insect: none significant Use: foundations, masses Cultivars: many including ‘Sherwood’, Confetti™, Sunrise™. (‘Edward Goucher’ is a hybrid)
Aesculus	Buckeyes	Size: large shrub or small tree; 15-20’ tall x 15-20’ wide Flowers: true red or white/cream Culture: shady Use: component of woodland garden
Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'	Gold-dust Plant	Size: medium shrub: 6’ tall by 6’ wide Flowers: not showy, small, purple, terminal panicles, spring Fruits: dioecious (plant either male or female), lipstick red clusters mid-winter on female plants Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: partial sun to shade. Cold hardy in zones 7 & 8. Locate near protection in zone 6 Disease/insect: none significant Use: tropical looking broadleaf evergreen. Make sure and purchase female clone Cultivars: species has green foliage. Several outstanding variegated (yellow/green) foliage cultivars
Berberis julianae	Wintergreen Barberry	Size: medium 5' tall by 5' wide Flower: yellow flowers (not significant) March Fruit: black fruit (drupe) not showy Fall color: none/ broadleaf evergreen; Very spiny leaf margin Culture: full sun. Soil tolerant. Tough Disease/insect: none significant Use: low hedge; block traffic
Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea	Redleaf Japanese Barberry	Size: small deciduous shrub (3' tall by 3' wide) Flowers: small, yellow, insignificant Fruits: red, can be attractive in winter Fall color: variable. Can be red-orange Culture: full sun; drought tolerant Disease/insect: none significant Use: median strips, massed in beds, tolerates shearing Cultivars: many. Most popular are red-purple foliage cultivars (e.g. 'Crimson Pygmy', ‘Concorde’, ‘Rose Glow’ purple foliage with pink speckling)
Buddleia (Buddleja) davidii	Butterfly-bush	Size: medium to large deciduous shrub (10' tall by 10' wide) Flowers: spectacular. Significant summer flower display. Flower colors white, pink, purple, yellow. Attracts butterflies Fruit: not significant Fall color: none Culture: full sun. Soil adaptable. Drought tolerant. Tough Disease/insect: none significant Use: fast growing and large to requires space. Back of mixed shrub border. Low maintenance areas Cultivars: many depending mostly on flower color
Buxus microphylla	Littleleaf Boxwood	Size: small (3' tall by 3' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers/fruits: not significant Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen; will go off color in late winter (dull orange) Culture: partial shade to shade; must provide adequate water in summer. Best suited to Northwest Arkansas. Intolerant of wet/heavy soils Disease/insect: none significant Use: Tolerates shearing; excellent choice for formal garden Cultivars: many. Most hybrids or cultivars of variety koreana. Reasons: tighter habit, better leaf color, cold hardiness
Buxus sempervirens	Common Boxwood	Size: large (12' tall by 12' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers/fruit: not significant Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: best in rich, moist soil, partial sun, but more tolerant of sun and heat than B. microphylla (Littleleaf Boxwood). Better suited to south/central Arkansas than B. microphylla (Littleleaf Boxwood) Disease/insect: none significant Use: screen/hedge
Callicarpa americana	American Beautyberry	Size: medium (5' tall by 6' wide) deciduous shrub; native to Arkansas. Irregular habit Flowers: insignificant, pinkish Fruits: fall, spectacular, violet to magenta Fall color: yellowish Culture: partial sun to shade. Requires moisture to keep from wilting Disease/insect: none significant Use: naturalizing; does well in shade Cultivar: white fruited from ('Lactea')
Calycanthus floridus	Common Sweetshrub	Size: medium (6' tall by 8' wide) deciduous shrub. Irregular habit Flowers: unique; May (sporadically into summer). deep red, 1 inch Fruit: not showy Fall color: yellowish Culture: best in partial sun to shade. Best in rich, moist soil Disease/insect: none significant Use: naturalizing Cultivar: yellow flowering form: 'Athens' ('Katherine')
Camellia japonica	Japanese Camellia	Size: medium (8' tall by 8' wide) Flowers: very showy. Flowers variable (single/double; white, pink, red); flowers typically January thru March. More likely to see flower bud damage on this than C. sasanqua (Sasanqua Camellia) Fruit: not significant Fall color: none/ broadleaf evergreen; Coarser leaves than C. sasanqua (Sasanqua Camellia) Culture: best in rich, moist soil; partial sun; Best in cold hardiness zones 7 & 8 Disease/insect: none significant Use: screen, back of mixed shrub border Cultivars: many for variation in flowers (color, single/double)
Camellia sasanqua	Sasanqua Camellia	Size: medium (8' tall by 8' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: very showy. Flowers late fall (Oct. thru Dec.). Typically flowers before C. japonica (Japanese Camellia) Fruit: not significant Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen. Leaves more refined than C. japonica (Japanese Camellia) Culture: same as above. Best in rich, moist soil, partial sun Disease/insect: none significant Use: screen, back of mixed shrub border Cultivars: many. Similar flower choices as C. japonica (Japanese Camellia)
Chaenomeles japonica	Japanese Floweringquince	Size: medium (5' tall by 7' wide) deciduous shrub; Thorns on stem Flowers: very showy. Very early spring flowering; pink/white/coral/orange Fruit: rare. Looks like a ‘Yellow Delicious’ apple Fall color: none Culture: full sun. Best in rich, moist soil. But generally tough Disease/insect: none significant Use: beds, low ground cover, foundations Cultivars: many, mostly based on flower color or plant size
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'	Hinoki Falsecypress	Size: small (4' tall by 2' wide) pyramidal conifer Culture: best in rich, moist soil, partial sun; avoid open windy situations in Arkansas Disease/insect: none significant if properly located Use: specimen Cultivars: many other cultivars in addition to ‘Nana Gracilis’. Variation in size, foliage color, plant shape
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'	Japanese Falsecypress; Golden	Size: medium (7' tall by 7' wide) yellow foliaged conifer Culture: best in rich, moist soil, sun; avoid open windy situations in Arkansas Cultivar: this cultivar has distinctive threadlike yellow foliage. There are many other wonderful cultivars of C. pisifera that make great specimens
Chionanthus virginicus	Fringetree	Size: large shrub or small tree; 15’ tall x 15’ wide Flowers: snow white (showy), bloom mid-April Culture: sun to shade Use: mixed shrub bed, woodland garden
Clethra alnifolia	Summersweet Clethra	Size; medium (5' tall by 7' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: showy. Terminal white spikes early summer Fruit: not significant Fall color: generally not significant. Can be golden yellow like hickories Culture: best in rich, moist soil, partial sun Disease/insect: none significant Use: naturalizing, massed Cultivars: several. ‘Hummingbird’ is tighter habit and white flowers; pink selections include ('Ruby Spice', 'Pink Spires')
Cornus sericea (f. stolonifera)	Redosier Dogwood, Redtwig Dogwood	Size: medium (5' tall by 8' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: generally not dramatic; white, terminal cymes in early summer Fruit: not dramatic and brief, white Fall color: deep purple Twigs: exceptional in winter, bright red. Best color on new wood so routinely renewal prune Culture: best in rich, moist soil, sun or shade; adaptable to very wet areas. Must provide lots of water if located in full sun Disease/insect: foliar leaf spot common Use: edge of stream/pond, massed Cultivar: ‘Isanti’ and ‘Kelseyi’ are more compact. ‘Flaviramea’ has bright yellow twigs Often incorrectly sold as C. stolonifera
Cotinus coggygria	Common Smokebush	Size: large (10' tall by 8' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: actual flowers not showy, but fine colored hairs give impression of flowers Summer impact Fruit: not significant Fall color: generally not significant Culture: full sun. Best in rich, moist soil but fairly tough Disease/insect: none significant Use: specimen Cultivars: several, most people prefer deep purple selections ('Royal Purple', 'Velvet Cloak')
Cotoneaster apiculatus	Cranberry Cotoneaster	Size: small (18" tall by 4' wide) deciduous shrub; low arching branches Flowers: insignificant Fruit: dramatic, red, cranberry sized Fall color: in northern climates is a deep maroon Culture: best in rich, moist, well drained soil, full sun Disease/insect: fireblight Use: rock gardens, ground cover in full sun, slopes
Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana'	Globe Cryptomeria	Size: 3.5’ Culture: full sun Use: mixed shrub border
X Cupressocyparis leylandii	Leyland Cypress	Size: very fast growing, pyramidal (25' tall by 10' wide) conifer Culture: tolerant of soil; full sun Disease/insect: increasing problem with Seridium and Botryosphaeria canker; bagworm Use: hedge/screen plant; Christmas tree Intergeneric (Cupressus x Chamaecyparis) hybrid
Cupressus arizonica	Arizona Cypress	Size: 45’ tall by 20’ wide Culture: sun to partial shade Use: screen/hedge, specimen

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Plant Database Landscape Shrubs A - C by Scientific Name

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Landscape Shrubs A - C by Scientific Name