| General Description | Caragana frutex is a perennial, woody shrub with yellow flowers. |
| Shape | Compact and rounded. |
| Landscape | Low hedges and garden planting. |
| Cultivation | Full sun and partial shade. Prefers dry to average moist, well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. |
| Pests | Deer resistant. |
| Notable Specimens | The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Branch stems are 1 - 2 m tall, solid stems. Young twigs are glabrous and sparsely glabrate. |
| Leaf Description | Alternate, petiolate, glabrous and compound leaves with inconspicuous, absent or caducous stipules. |
| Flower Description | Pea-like flowers that hang below the branches. |
| Fruit Description | Unilocular, elongate or oblong, beaked and glabrous. Each fruit contains 3 - 10 seeds which have an ovoid to round outline. |
| Colour Description | The flower petals are orange or yellow. The fruit is an olive green or brownish-black. The leaves are a light green almost faint yellow. |
| Texture Description | The fruit has a smooth texture. |
