Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade

Sedum “Chocolate Ball”

hakonense “Chocolate Ball”

Alpine species. Very colorful stonecrop, deep colors in sun, orange tips. Can be planted between pavers. Low growing groundcover.

Sedum “Lemon Ball”

S. rupestre “Lemon Ball”

Great for a fast growing groundcover, can handle sun or shade. Chartreuse foliage, tight rosettes in sun, lemon-yellow flowers in spring.

Sedum “Little Miss Sunshine”

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Deep green glossy leaves topped with bright yellow flowers in early summer. Forms dense mounds, great for rock gardens and borders. Attracts butterflies and bees; Deer resistant.

Sedum “Little Missy”

Small button leaves creep along the ground. Makes a good hanging basket plant or plant between pavers, in rock gardens. Red edges in full sun. White/pink flowers in summer.

Sedum “Red Wiggle”

S. ochroleucum “Red Wiggle”

Groundcover stonecrop with tiny bright red leaves. Heat tolerant. Attracts butterflies.

Sedum “Sunsparkler Wildfire”

Bright red shiny leaves with pink edges. Heat and cold tolerant. Sprawls, makes a good rock garden plant or in hanging baskets. Semi-deciduous.

Sedum “Turquoise Tails”

S. sediforme “Turquoise Tails”

An older variety that has gotten more popular in recent years. Long trailing stems with blue leaves. Pale yellow flowers.

Sedum “Voodoo”

S. spurium “Voodoo”

Mat-forming groundcover succulent. Red-tipped leaves, flowers

Sedum acre “Elegans”

Tiny knobbly leaves on pendant stems. Compact, mat-forming groundcover. Yellow flowers. New growth comes in pale and darkens to a rich green.

Sedum album “Nigra”

Spreads easily. Dark colored in full sun. Great as a groundcover, rock gardens and green roofs. 4″ tall.

Sedum cauticola “Cola”

Groundcover to 8″ tall. Great border plant, robust clumps. Large red-purple flower sprays in late summer. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant.

Sedum cauticola “Lidakense”

Groundcover to 8″ tall. Great border plant, robust clumps. Large purple flower sprays in late summer. Attractive to Butterflies; Deer resistant.

Sedum dendroideum

2 to 3 feet tall, yellow flowers. Low growing shrub, very hardy. Great in planter strips.

Sedum furfuraceum

Round leaves speckled green and red. White flowers in summer. Will grow on creeping stems that turn upwards and can make a good rock garden and hanging basket plant.

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 “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 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.