| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 6 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 4 to 5 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: Light green, pinnately compound, fern-like foliage with a weeping habit. |
| Fruit: | Other: Pods, yellowish-green maturing to brown. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Resistances: | Pollution Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
