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.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade
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.
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
Sinningia tubiflora
Tuberous caudex to 6″, stems to 12″. One of the few caudexes that can grow from leaf cuttings.
Sinocrassula yunnanensis
Small dark rosettes will form small clusters. Small rounded leaves. Bloom stalks appear above the rosettes, small white flowers. Very cold hardy, keep dry in winter. Grow best with moderate sun, can handle full sun or even light shade.
Stapelia divaricata
Soft upright stems 3-4″ tall; small variable flowers, cream-colored to light red with yellow centers. Some hairs on the outside edges of the flowers, but not on the surface of the petals. Has shallow roots.
Stapelia flavopurpurea
Stapeliad with fragrant 1″ star-shaped yellow flowers. Thick upright stems.
Stapelia gettleffii
Soft stems to 6″h., generally erect; large hairy burgundy blooms
Stapelia gigantea
Large hairy reddish carrion flowers, to 12″ across.
Stapelia grandiflora
Soft stems to 12″h., generally erect; carrion blooms, 6″ to 24″
Stapelia hirsuta
Soft stems to 14″h; large carrion blooms, burgundy with hairs
Stapelia leendertziae
Erect green quadrangular stems, burgundy carrion flowers, 3″ across, cup-shaped.
Stapelia mutabilis
Erect greenish purple quadrangular stems, large spotted/striped burgundy carrion flowers. Most likely a garden hybrid. Tends to have shallow roots, so prefers extra pumice in the soil mix. Doesn’t like to be wet and cold in winter.
Stapelia scitula
S. paniculata subs. scitula
Soft upright stems to 3″; small burgundy flowers.