“Sedum” Genus

Sedum is a genus with 600 different varieties from the Crassulaceae family. You’ll find varied growth habits in these species – the creeping ones and shrubs. Aside from that, you won’t get just a single foliage color, shape, and size. There are green, red, gray, etc. The forms also vary – oval, round, or needle-like.

Sedum Plants On Succulent City

Add the diversity in flowers, and you’ll quickly rush out to grab a few Sedum succulents. But which options will you go for? There are tons to choose from, and the following are the ones appearing on Succulent City:

1. Golden Sedum (Sedum adolphii)

The golden sedum can attain a height of between 10 and 12 inches and spreads to about 24 inches. The good thing about this Sedum succulent?

It’s a rapid grower, and it’s a beauty.

It has thick evergreen foliage that spots a tinge of yellow in normal light conditions. When exposed to bright sunlight, the leaves turn reddish around the tips. These color schemes are further spruced up by white to yellow star-shaped blooms that come out at the close of winter or early spring.

One thing to look for when growing this Sedum succulent is the frost. Any contact and your plant will be no more.

2. Giant Jelly Bean (Sedum lucidum)

The distinctive feature of the giant jelly bean is the super thick glossy leaves. The leaves are green, but like the golden sedum above, they develop a red tint at the tips when exposed to bright light.

The plant grows to approximately 20 cm and produces yellow-centered white flowers during winter.

3. Coastal Stonecrop (Sedum litoreum)

This is a bit smaller than those two mentioned above – it grows to a height of just 15 cm at most. It bears obovate leaves that are bright green.

The coastal stonecrop can either be simple or branched (usually at the base) and produces pale yellow star-shaped flowers.

Do you like the picks so far? I recommend checking out “Succulent Leaves Changing Color? Find Out What That Means” to see what changing color on your succulent means.

4. Sedum mocinianum

If you were to take only one Sedum succulent from the whole of this list, then it should be Sedum mocinianum.

The leaves grow together in thick rosettes and are green. The whole plant is covered by numerous tiny hairs that make it appear bluish. As with most Sedums, Sedum mocinianum throws up blooms in winter. These flowers’ white color is broken by the dark red anthers.

Though majorly small, this jewel can grow to a length of 90 cm.

5. Sedum confusum

This is the perfect Sedum for ground cover.

Sedum confusum proliferates to cover a length of 25 cm top. The most pleasing aspects of this cupcake are the leaves. They are glossy, dark green, and grow dominantly near the tips of the long trailing branches. On top of this, they have an oval shape and develop traces of pink around the edges when exposed to full sun.

In summer, they put out adorable bunches of yellow-colored flowers in the shape of stars.

6. Sedum allantoides

This is another awesome Sedum succulent with Mexico as its natural habitat. Being not so winter hardy, you’re better off excluding it from your garden if you leave it outside USDA hardiness zones 9b to 11b.

Sedum allantoides itself is shrubby and, just like the S. alexanderi above, has the potential to attain a height of 12 inches. Its thick pale green leaves form rosettes and have a powdery look. Its green-white flowers add more pomp during the summer.

7. Sedum bulbiferum

This one is a bit more cold-tolerant compared to Sedum allantoides above. You can grow it outside form USDA hardiness zone 5b through to 10b. This beauty has quite long stems – 2 feet is the approximate length.

The Sedum bulbiferum flowers in summer, with the blooms being star-shaped and yellow.

Check out more from the succulent family with “16 Most Popular Succulent Species In The World“.

8. Sedum commixtum

Quite a notable entry on this list.

This succulent has unique leaves that vary in color as it grows. The fleshy leaves start as grayish-blue and turn into a tinge of purple-red. These leaves form rosettes on the nearly 30 cm mature stem. And as with the others so far, the Sedum commixtum bears yellow star-shaped flowers sprouting in winter.

9. Tasteless Stonecrop (Sedum sexangulare)

This little beauty has a lovely leaf arrangement. Its name – sexangulare – was inspired by the leaves. They are arranged in six spirals hence the species name, which translates to “six-angled.

With its small height of just 15 cm at maturity, the tasteless stonecrop blooms in mid-summer in June and July. The flowers have the signature color and shape of the Sedum succulent– yellow and star-shaped.

10. Blue Spruce Stonecrop (Sedum reflexum)

Other common names include prickmadam, crooked yellow stonecrop, jenny’s stonecrop, and stone orpine.

This succulent isn’t much of an upwards grower. The tallest it can grow is between six to eight inches. Its lack of height is compensated to a small extent by its spread – it can cover ground equal to as much as 2 feet wide.

Although leaves are blue-gray, light green, gray, and yellow are also other common colors. The leaves have a needle-like shape.

11. Nevius Stonecrop (Sedum nevii)

This is such a flexible jewel in all the areas you can grow it outside. It can tolerate low winter temperatures of up to -40o F. This implies it can ideally be grown in a garden in several places. Areas in USDA hardiness zones 3a to 10b.

The nevius stonecrop is such a dense-growing producing numerous stems lined with gray-green foliage at the tips. The leaves are also narrow and pointed.

12. Mexican Sedum (Sedum stahlii)

You can also call it the Coral Bells. It is the unique Sedum succulent so far with its fleshy egg-shaped deep red leaves. The plant itself can grow up to 10 inches (25 cm) tall and spreads across 12 inches (30 cm).

As with the rest of the Sedums so far, the flowers are yellow and star–shaped and emerge between late spring and early summer. To grow the Mexican sedum outside, you have to be in the USDA hardiness zones 7b to 11b.

13. Sedum treleasei

The leaves of this succulent are a sight to behold with their pale blue-green hue. As usual, they’re fleshy and are flat on top while being rounded below. The leaves don’t always maintain this color, though. Mature ones have traces of yellow or pink towards the tips. 

Sedum treleasei can attain a maximum height of up to a foot (30cm). The plant is winter hardy in USDA hardiness zones 9a to 11b.

14. Sedum booleanum

This low-growing beauty has a bushy habit of rising to approximately 6 inches (15 cm) tall. The leaves are fleshy and bright blue-green and have an overlapping arrangement.

Unique to this Sedum succulent are the flowers with their red pigmentation.

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Thank you for reading with us today! Check out related articles from the Sedum family to extend your succulent picks like “Sedum Spurium ‘Roseum’ Plants— the Perfect Addition to Your Garden” or “Sedum Morganianum— the Burros Tail Succulent Plant“.

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Happy Planting!

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Richard Miller

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