These plants may not perform well on poorly drained soils. The small, up to one inch long leaves are a rich bright green, but have no fall color. Flowers are bright yellow, pealike and occur in early summer with sporadic flowers continuing throughout the summer. The plants can be pruned back after flowering. The literature reports no serious disease or insect pests.
Little maintenance is required save removing the occasional winterkilled stems.
East Lansing in September 1999. Ames A25524 was collected in Okhtyrka, Ukraine. The habitat was a flat open site in full sun on the edge of a road with an eastern exposure. The plants were growing on well-drained sand. East, and the elevation was 116 meters.