Landscape Shrubs E-I by Common Name

Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Eastern Arborvitae	Thuja occidentalis	Size: large (12' tall by 5' wide) needle evergreen Culture: partial shade to shade; best suited in moist soils; Best suited for Northwest Arkansas (cooler) Disease/insect: bagworm Use: hedge/screen plant Many cultivars including globe-shaped 'Globosa' and columnar 'Emerald'
European Cranberrybush Viburnum	Viburnum opulus	Size: medium (8' tall by 8' wide) deciduous shrub Flowers: showy, white flowers; outer ring sterile, inner fertile, May Fruits: beautiful red clusters of fruit, fall Fall color: can be maroon especially in cooler climates Culture: sun to partial shade; rich, moist soil best Disease/insect: none serious Uses: shrub bed Cultivars: 'Compactum' (smaller), 'Nanum' (dwarf, no flws or fruits), 'Roseum' (one of the 'snowball' viburnums)
Fatshedera	X Fatshedera lizei	Size: medium (5' tall by 4' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: creamy panicles in winter Fruits: not significant Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: best in rich, moist soil, partial sun; Zone 8 (protected in zone 7) Disease/insect: none significant Use: tropical looking Intergeneric hybrid: Hedera helix X Fatsia japonica
Foster Holly	Ilex x attenuata 'Fosteri'	Size: large (20' tall by 7' wide) pyramidal broadleaf evergreen Flowers: not significant Fruit: showy, red berry Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: sun to partial shade; moist soil best. Avoid poorly drained soils Disease/insect: none serious Use: commonly used at the corner of a house/building
Fraser Photinia; Redtip Photinia	Photinia x fraseri	Size: large (12' tall by 12' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: varies on significance; cream, flat topped clusters April Fruit: ?? Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen; Brilliant red to new, emerging foliage Culture: full sun; adaptable to soil type Disease/insect: Very seriously affected by Entomosporium leaf spot (fungus) in Arkansas Use: probably most common hedge/screen plant in Arkansas
Fringetree	Chionanthus virginicus	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
Gardenia	Gardenia jasmonoides	Size: medium (5' tall by 5' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: fragrant flowers; pure white flowers in summer, fade yellow Fruit: not significant Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: best in rich, moist soil, acid soil; partial sun or shade; Best in zones 7 and 8 Disease/insect: scale, whitefly Use: specimen near entry-ways Cultivars: few for increased cold hardiness (‘Kleim’s Hardy’)
Globe Cryptomeria	Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana'	Size: 3.5’ Culture: full sun Use: mixed shrub border
Glossy Abelia	Abelia x grandiflora	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)
Gold-dust Plant	Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'	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
Green Giant Arborvitae	Thuja x 'Green Giant'	Size: 45’ tall x 12’ wide Culture: full sun Use: hedge/screen
Heavenly Bamboo	Nandina domestica	Size: medium (5' tall by 4' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: showy, white terminal panicles May Fruit: spectacular clusters of red fruit Fall/winter color: broadleaf evergreen, however, can take-on reddish/purple coloration in winter Culture: sun to shade; very drought tolerant once established Disease/insect: none Use: tropical look; short hedge, foundation; Almost a weed in some wooded areas in Arkansas Cultivars: many (most for smaller size: ‘Firepower’, Gulf Stream™ , ‘Moon Bay’, ‘Harbour Dwarf’ 'Bamboo-like' stems
Hinoki Falsecypress	Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'	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
Hybrid Tea Rose	Rosa sp.	Hundreds of choices for flower color Full sun Disease/insect: black spot fungus Usually require lots of care
Indian Hawthorn	Rhaphiolepis umbellata	Size: small (4' tall by 6' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: white/soft pink flowers in April Fruit: dark purple/black fruit Fall/winter color: some have darker winter foliage; new, emerging foliage can be attractive Culture: sun; best in moist soil; cold hardy in zones 7 and 8 Disease/insect: fungal leaf spot more an aesthetic issue Use: massed Cultivars: Olivia™ , Eleanor Taber™ , Bay Breeze™
Inkberry Holly	Ilex glabra	Size: medium (5' tall by 4' wide) broadleaf evergreen Flowers: not significant Fruit: black berry (drupe) on female plants; not showy Fall color: none/broadleaf evergreen Culture: sun or partial shade; rich, moist soil best Use: Masses or foundation plantings Cultivars: several. Most for tighter habit and glossy dark green leaves