'Mazeppa' forms a very compact dark green mat and looks very attractive in containers as well as on sloping garden walls. They are excellent as a groundcover, especially in full sun.

They can be readily propagated by separating the tubers in fairly large clumps, or by sowing the seed in spring or early summer. The seed should be removed from the fleshy berries, placed in a suitable sowing medium in a warm spot or with bottom heating of about 25°C and kept moist.

If it is grown in shade they become long-stemmed with a wide distribution of the leaves. When grown in full sun, the plants become much more sturdy and dense.

Its flowers are small, most often white or pale pink and are very sweetly scented. The flowers are not very noticeable, as they are half hidden by the foliage and do not last long. They flower for about two weeks during the summer season.

The flowering of the plants can be rather erratic, with the plants having a good flowering year on average only once every three years.