Landscape Shrubs (C - D) by Common Name

Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Carissa Holly	Ilex cornuta 'Carissa'	Size: small (3' tall by 3' wide) broadleaf evergreen Fruit: female clone so no red fruits Culture: best in rich, moist soil. Avoid poorly drained soils.; sun or shade Disease/insect: none significant Use: excellent for foundation plantings or massed
Carolina Cherrylaurel	Prunus caroliniana	Size: large (20' tall by 15' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: showy, white racemes March Fruit: not overly showy, black fruit Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen; leaves a dark, glossy green Culture: sun or tolerates shade; adaptable to soil type; May have some winter dieback on zone 6 Disease/insect: none serious Use: hedge or screen; Almost a weed in some woodland areas even though a native plant
Chastetree; Vitex	Vitex agnus-castus	Size: large (12' tall by 12' wide) deciduous shrub or small tree Flowers: showy, summer, white, purple, pink Fruit: not significant Fall color: none Culture: sun; Very heat and drought tolerant Use: large shrub or small tree
Chinese Fringeflower	Loropetalum chinense	Size: large (15' tall by 18' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: strap-like flowers spectacular, April; L. chinense are white; most cultivars are striking pink Fruit: not significant Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen, Leaves small Culture: full sun to partial shade; moist soil best (especially July/August); Reliably cold hardy in zones 7 and 8 Disease/insect: none Use: mixed shrub border; foundation if sheared/pruned; massed Cultivars: species has green leaves and white flowers Most popular cultivars for burgundy foliage/pink flowers (Plum Delight™, ‘Burgundy’); green leaves/pink flowers (‘Blush’)
Chinese Podocarpus	Podocarpus macrophyllus	Size: large (18' tall by 9' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: not significant Fruit: not showy, but interesting to look at Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen; Strap-like leaves Culture: full sun; adaptable to soil type; Reliably cold hardy in zone 8 Disease/insect: none serious Use: Good choice for hedge/screen in south Arkansas
Common Boxwood	Buxus sempervirens	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 *Littleleaf Boxwood (B. microphylla). Better suited to south/central Arkansas than Littleleaf Boxwood (B. microphylla)* Disease/insect: none significant Use: screen/hedge
Common Cherrylaurel; English Laurel	Prunus laurocerasus	Size: large (15' tall by 20' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: white, racemes, typically not as showy as other Prunus Fruit: red changing black; not dramatic Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: sun to partial shade; adaptable to soil type Disease/insect: ‘shotholes’ in leaves caused by fungus, aesthetic issue Use: hedge or screen (but wide unless you shear/prune) Cultivars: rarely see species in Arkansas. Cultivars more common in the trade are narrow leaf cultivars that are smaller in size: 'Otto Luyken', 'Schipkaensis', ‘Zabeliana'
Common Lilac	Syringa vulgaris	Size: large (10' tall by 8' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: hundreds of cultivars, flower colors white, pink, purple; exceptional fragrance Fruit: not significant (dry capsule) Fall color: none Culture: full sun; adaptable to most soils; Best suited to Northwest Arkansas (cooler) Disease/insect: lilac borer; powdery mildew Uses: deciduous hedge Cultivars: hundreds
Common Smokebush	Cotinus coggygria	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')
Common Sweetshrub	Calycanthus floridus	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')
Convexa Japanese Holly	Ilex crenata 'Convexa'	Size: small (2' tall by 4' wide) broadleaf evergreen, leaf cupped down (convex) Culture: best in rich, moist soil, sun or shade Use: commonly used in foundation plantings Very similar to *Dwarf Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata 'Compacta')*
Cranberry Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster apiculatus	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
Cranberrybush viburnum	Viburnum trilobum	Size: 9’ tall by 9’ wide Flowers: White in late April/early May Fruit: ¼”-diameter, lipstick red Fall color: in northern climates is a deep maroon Culture: fairly adaptable, moist soil best, partial sun Use: massed, specimen, filler, low hedge
Dog-hobble	Leucothoe axillaris	Size: low/medium (3' tall by 5' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: not overwhelming, April Fruit: not significant Fall color: broadleaf evergreen; winter foliage often changes to maroon Culture: best in partial sun; moist soil best Disease/insect: none serious Use: mass; groundcover
Doublefile Viburnum	Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum	Size: large (10' tall by 10' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: very showy. Outer ring of sterile flowers with inner fertile flowers Fruit: significant. Red fruit (drupe) turns black late summer Fall color: maroon Culture: sun to partial shade; rich, moist soil best Use: massed, back of shrub bed Cultivars: 'Lanarth', 'Mariesii', 'Shasta', 'Summer Snowflake'
Dwarf Alberta Spruce	Picea glauca 'Conica'	Size: tight (appears sheared), pyramidal conifer; 7’ tall x 4’ wide Culture: full sun; demands constant moisture in summer; Best in Northwest Arkansas (cooler)
Dwarf Flowering Almond	Prunus glandulosa	Size: small (3' tall by 5' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: dramatic early spring (late March/early April) flowers, double, pink ('Sinensis' or 'Rosea Plena') Fruit: not significant Fall color: none Culture: full sun; provide adequate moisture in summer Disease/insect: none serious Use: middle of mixed shrub border; more common in older landscapes
Dwarf Fothergilla	Fothergilla gardenii	Size: small (4' tall by 4' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: showy, early spring, white, 'thimble-like' flowers; often re-blooms in fall Fruit: not significant Fall color: nice flame fall color Culture: best in rich, moist soil; best in partial sun. Provide adequate moisture if located in full sun Disease/insect: none significant Use: massed, mixed shrub border
Dwarf Japanese Holly	Ilex crenata 'Compacta'	Size: small (2' tall by 4' wide) broadleaf evergreen Fruit: black, not showy Culture: best in rich, moist soil. Avoid poorly drained soil; sun or shade Disease/insect: none significant Use: commonly used in foundation plantings Other similar cultivars: ‘Helleri’, ‘Hetzii’, ‘Repandens’
Dwarf Nandina	Nandina domestica 'Atropurpurea Nana'	Size: Small (18" tall by 18" wide) broadleaf evergreen Group of dwarf forms; most have intense reddish foliage in winter; most lack significant flowers/fruits Includes selections such as Gulf Stream™, 'Harbour Dwarf', 'Moon Bay'
Dwarf Yaupon Holly	Ilex vomitoria 'Nana'	Size: small (3' tall by 5' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: insignificant Fruit: not overwhelming on this form, red Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: sun or shade; rich, moist soil best Disease/insect: none serious Use: common in foundation plantings Many similar cultivars ('Schillings'/'Stokes Dwarf'; Bordeaux™; 'Straughan's Dwarf')