Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade

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.

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.

Sedum Sunsparkler “Lime Zinger”

Lime green leaves with a thin red edge in full sun. 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

Selenicereus grandiflorus

Climbing stems, to 15ft long, narrow 1/2″ to 1″ across. Lots of bristly white to brown spines. Fragrant white and yellow flowers, one night each year. Said to have a vanilla fragrance.

Sempervivum

Small to medium-sized alpine succulents. Cold hardy, but generally do not like heat.