The currently accepted scientific name for bicolor lespedeza is Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. L. bicolor var. Tesky, Julie L. 1992.
Rabbits eat the bark in the winter.
Bicolor lespedeza has been grown in Japan for hay production. Nutritional values of aerial parts of fresh, immature and fresh, early bloom to full-bloom bicolor lespedeza are fair to poor. In the East it grows rapidly, and its leaves produce a heavy soil-protecting mulch. Establishment is usually most rapid and assured by planting seedlings but can also be accomplished by direct seeding. This culitvator is recommended where the growing season is 145 days or longer and the first frost is September 25 or later.