Gold to chartreuse color depending on sun conditions. Great for rock gardens. White star-shaped flowers.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade
Sedum hispanicum v. purpureum
S. hispanicum v. minus “Purpureum”
Lush, thick springy mound of tiny rosettes, will spread as a groundcover. Plant between stepping stone. Deeper purple color in winter. Great as a moss-like succulent in terrariums and rock gardens.
Sedum kimnachii
Lush, thick green leaves, yellow flowers. Makes a great and dense succulent groundcover
Sedum lineare
Small trailing green groundcover stonecrop
Sedum lineare “Variegatum”
Low growing, to 6″ high, and tough. Will form lots of stems with tiny cream and green striped leaves. Works great on slopes and hillsides. Makes a good contrast plant for bonsais.
Sedum lucidum
Round fat leaves in compact rosettes on short stems. Red edged in sun. White flowers with red centers. Will grow along the ground, scrambling over rocks, trailing over walls and rooting as it goes.
Sedum makinoi “Limelight”
Small lime-green sedum, trailing stems. Can be planted between pavers. Yellow flowers in summer attract butterflies.
Sedum makinoi “Ogon”
Fast growing hybrid yellow groundcover, tiny leaves, prefers some shade.
Sedum nanifolium
Tiny green round-leafed groundcover
Sedum oaxacanum
Lush, thick springy groundcover of tiny thick-leafed rosettes, up to 6″ tall. Yellow star flowers.
Sedum palmeri
Trailing stonecrop, grows 6-8″ tall. Yellow flowers.
Sedum Sunsparkler “Blue Elf”
Showy blue foliage, mat-forming, with upright blooms stalks and deep pink fragrant flowers. Great border plant, robust clumps. Attractive to butterflies; deer resistant. Semi-deciduous.
Sedum Sunsparkler “Blue Pearl”
Great border plant, robust clumps. Leaves are plum purple with a blue overtone. Large pink flower sprays in late summer. Attractive to butterflies; deer resistant. Semi-deciduous.
Sedum Sunsparkler “Firecracker”
Mint green leaves turn burgundy red in fall. Heat and cold tolerant. Sprawls, makes a good rock garden plant or in hanging baskets. Semi-deciduous.
Selenicereus anthonyanus
Cryptocereus anthonyanus
Epiphytic species; bright green flat stems; night-blooming red/yellow
Sempervivum
Small to medium-sized alpine succulents. Cold hardy, but generally do not like heat.
Sempervivum arachnoideum “Cebense”
Small alpine succulent covered with spider-web-like white hairs
Senecio anteuphorbium
Shrubby 3 to 5ft.; yellow flowers
Senecio cephalophorus
Spoon shaped blue leaves topped with puffball-like orange flower clusters. Drought tolerant. Frost tender.
Senecio crassissimus
Shrubby 2 to 4ft.; bright red tipped ovoid leaves
Senecio herreianus
Curio herreanus
Cute little ovoid leaves along trailing stems. Rot-prone, keep dry. Bluish hue with more sun. Vines will trail 12+ inches long.
Senecio peregrinus
Curio peregrinus
Fascinating little diving dolphin-shaped thick ovoid leaves leaping all over the long trailing stems. Rot-prone, keep dry. Bluish hue with more sun.
Senecio radicans
Thick ovoid leaves on long trailing stems. Rot-prone, keep dry.
Senecio rowleyanus
Curio rowleyanus
hick round leaves on long trailing stems. Rot-prone, keep dry.
Senecio rowleyanus “Variegata”
Curio rowleyanus “Variegata”
Thick round variegated leaves on long trailing stems. Rot-prone, keep dry.
Senecio scaposus
Caputia scaposa
Stemless clumps of silver finger-like leaves, 6-12″. Yellow daisy blooms. Drought tolerant.
Senecio stapeliiformis
Winter-growing, upright variegated stems will recline as they grow tall. Bright red pom-pom bloom sprays.
Sesamothamnus lugardii
Curious spiny shrub, with enlarged Pachycaul base.
Seyrigia marnieri
Climbing succulent in the Cucurbitaceae family. Slender round stems, small flowers. Fleshy ovate fruit.
Sinningia cardinalis
Tuberous caudex, large leaves. Cardinal-red tubular blooms