The genus Sedum is a diverse group that includes some of our most durable garden perennials. Most sedum plants are known for their colorful, fleshy, succulent foliage and yellow, pink or white, butterfly-attracting flowers. Sedum foliage color can include green, purple, blue, yellow, or even variegated with multiple colors.
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There are two basic body plans for sedum plants, the ground-hugging, mat-forming sedums and the tall, clump-forming sedums. Both types of sedum make excellent groundcover garden plants as well as attractive container plants.
As a group, sedum plants prefer well-drained, moist soils, although many are highly drought-tolerant. In nature, most sedums occur in light shade or partly sunny sites, while a few are also well-adapted to full sun situations. Their xeric nature makes sedums popular for use in roof gardens, wall gardens, and living wreaths. When you are ready to buy sedums for your perennial garden, check out our list of sedum for sale below, which includes many new selections.
Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery has been the choice of serious gardeners and plant collectors looking for the best and rarest perennial plants. We are pleased to have received the Perennial Plant Association Retail Award in 2011, the American Horticulture Society Commercial Award in 2002, and to have been selected as one of the Best Mail Order Plant Sources - Garden Design Magazine 2010. Welcome to our family of plant lovers!
This collection of Sedum aizoon comes from a Hans Hansen collection in Ping Wu, China at 8,000' elevation. Sedum aizoon var. angustifolium is at its best in spring when the deciduous clump produces 15" tall upright stems lined with narrow green leaves and topped in May and early June with stunning corymbs (terminal flower clusters) of brilliant yellow, star-shaped flowers. By late July, Sedum aizoon retreats into the ground to rest. Unlike many sedums, Sedum aizoon prefers only a few hours of direct sun and is much more tolerant of moist soils. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
(syn: Sedum erythrosticum f. variegatum) I just love this plant! I know it's not new and doesn't have a sexy cultivar name, but this oldie but goodie is just that. Sedum alboroseum 'Mediovariegatum' is an upright grower to 15" tall x 18" wide that resembles Sedum 'Autumn Joy' in form, except with a creamy white (gold in early spring) center to each leaf and white flowers during the early summer...absolutely striking. Gold-striped sedum is at its finest in spring when used with dark blue-flowered companion plants. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
(syn: Sedum pallidum var. bithynicum) This sedum attracts more attention than any other plant in our rock garden. This diminutive but easy-to-grow sedum forms small, spreading, rubbery buns of blue-grey foliage that in 3 years can spread to more than 1" tall x 2' wide (virtually no root system, so it's easy to remove). In late summer, the mats are topped with russet-brown flowering stems to 3" topped with tiny, white, star-shaped flowers. In winter, the blue-grey foliage takes on a russet overlay...splendid! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Sedum 'Elsie's Gold' is the latest in an increasing line of creamy leaf-edged sedums, this from California's Robert Bett. Sedum 'Elsie's Gold' is another sport from Sedum 'Autumn Joy' that has looked particularly fantastic in our trials, with dramatically increased vigor compared to Sedum 'Lajos'. The 30" tall x 3' wide clumps of upright stems are adorned with creamy-edged leaves and topped, starting in September, with large heads of bronzy-red. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Sedum 'Frosted Fire' is to Sedum 'Autumn Fire' like Sedum 'Lajos' is to Sedum 'Autumn Joy'...a wonderful, wide white-edged selection. The 15" tall x 15" wide clump of stunning creamy-edged leaves is topped in summer with reddish flower heads that age to bronze...very easy in all but wet soils. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This dazzling sedum was imported from Japan by plant explorer Barry Yinger. With an upright growth habit (1' tall x 1' wide), Sedum 'Frosty Morn' is easy to blend into any size garden. Sedum 'Frosty Morn' is highlighted by a wide white border around each leaf. The late summer flower heads are intermediate between Sedum 'Autumn Joy' and Sedum alboroseum (possibly a hybrid). In cool climates...light pink flowers emerge. In warmer climates...white flowers emerge! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This splendid sedum comes from Japan via plant collector, Ozzie Johnson. Sedum 'Sweet and Sour' makes a slow-growing clump to 2" tall x 1' wide of small serrate green leaves that emerge nearly white, then change to a frosty edge before turning greener as they age. Sedum 'Sweet and Sour' is topped with yellow flowers in summer...very tough and very drought-tolerant, a perfect choice for "white" roofs. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This stunning sport of Sedum 'Autumn Joy' comes from Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennials, who named his new find after his dad, Lajos (pronounced Lai'-osh). Each leaf of Sedum 'Lajos' is bordered by a wide band of creamy white, which reduces the speed, vigor, and size compared to the parent. Our mature clump never exceeds 1' tall x 1' wide, and is topped in September with a broccoli-like flower head that starts off white then morphs to pink and finally reddish-brown...my newest favorite plant! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
We have long valued this iron-tough evergreen groundcover for both sunny and shady spots in the dry garden. This Asian native makes a nice non-weedy mat unlike its cousin, the dreaded Sedum sarmentosum. Each 1' long stem is adorned with 1" long and narrow leaves of green with contrasting white edges. Interestingly, it rarely if ever produces flowers, which would be in short panicles of yellow. In shade, the new growth often emerges upright and only lays down after it matures or is trampled into submission by the garden cat. Sedum lineare 'Variegatum' is a delightful garden plant, or in more northerly climates, equally as valuable in containers or hanging baskets. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Sedum 'Maestro' was discovered by Michigan's Gary Trucks as a mutation on Sedum 'Matrona'. In our trials, it has proved to be a superb garden plant, forming a 30" tall x 30" wide clump of very sturdy, upright, maroon red stalks, clothed with fleshy lavender-grey foliage and topped in late summer with large flower heads of pinky purple. Sedum 'Maestro' also doesn't get the leaf scorch we sometimes see with Sedum 'Black Jack'. Our 3-year-old clumps are just outstanding...we think you're really going to like this one! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
I polished off my first Sedum 'Ogon' quicker than Janet Leigh could finish her shower by planting it in our full sun rock garden. Turns out, this sedum hates full sun but thrives in part sun to light shade and, thankfully, my subsequent attempts have fared superbly. This wonderful semi-deciduous (the pessimistic version of semi-evergreen) groundcover to 18" wide in 2 years, hails from the southern Japan provinces of Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku where it can be found in moist, shady, rocky areas...not your typical sedum habitat. Sedum 'Ogon' is a wonderful Japanese selection with bright gold foliage that is somewhat viridescent (turns chartreuse) in late summer. The yellow flowers in midsummer are nearly unnoticeable against the golden foliage. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Sedum 'Eco Mt. Emei' is a Don Jacobs collection from China's famed Mt. Emei (Sichuan Province). Think of this as Sedum makinoi on steroids. Sedum 'Eco Mt. Emei' is a woodland plant that will form a 6" tall x 6' wide patch in 6 years. The 1' long trailing stems are adorned with small, paddle-shaped, green leaves topped in May and June with a mass of tiny yellow flowers. This is a superb, easy-to-grow sedum that can be used as a groundcover in difficult sites including shaded green roofs...much more hardy than any other forms of S. makinoi that we have tried. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
From Richard Davis at The Ivy Farm comes this dazzling new sedum which was discovered as a sport or seedling in a block of Sedum 'Brilliant', and it is a dramatic improvement. With a growth habit similar to Sedum 'Autumn Joy', the plants are topped in midsummer with large heads of "neon-bright" bubblegum-pink! Designers looking for wild and wonderful plants will need to try some Sedum 'Neon' in their gardens...especially nice planted with Hosta 'Tattoo'! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This amazing new sedum, introduced by the former Washfield Nursery in England, originated in the Sussex garden of the parents of former co-owner Graham Gough. Sedum 'Purple Emperor' is poised to take the gardening world by storm. The dark purple, fleshy leaves clothe the compact purple stems. In summer, the 18" wide clumps are topped with heads of pinky-purple flowers...a nice contrast. In 2002, Sedum 'Purple Emperor' was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Perennial Plant Award from the International Hardy Plant Union. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This wonderful and easy-to-grow groundcover is named after the former director of the US National Arboretum, the late John Creech. Dr. Creech discovered the plant in the Siberian Academ Gorodok Gardens in 1971. Finally in 2001, UK sedum authority Ray Stephenson positively identified it as Sedum spurium. This is not just any Sedum spurium, but a rare, small-foliaged, pink-flowered form. The small, scalloped green leaves of this weed-smothering groundcover are topped with pink flowers in the fall. We think you'll really enjoy this durable plant. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This selection of the Russian native Sedum telephium ssp. ruprechtii has turned out to be a fabulous garden plant, despite the unusual name. Imagine Sedum 'Autumn Joy' with 2' long, rigidly arching stems of glaucous leaves...and you've got Sedum 'Hab Gray'. The stems are adorned with clusters of creamy white flowers, starting in late July in NC. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
In our garden trials, Sedum 'Sunset Cloud' has outperformed the more commonly sold clones of similar appearance such as Sedum 'Vera Jameson' and Sedum 'Bertram Anderson'. Sedum 'Sunset Cloud' was a 1972 hybrid (S. maximum 'Atropurpureum' x S. telephium var. borderi) from the late Jim Archibald's former nursery, The Plantsman. For us, Sedum 'Sunset Cloud' emerges in spring from a dormant rhizome with 1' long arching stems clothed with purple-grey, dollar-sized, round leaves. In midsummer, stems of the 2' wide clump are tipped with russet-red flower heads. We grow this in a well-drained raised bed where its display can be better appreciated. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Sedum tetractinum first entered the country thanks to our friend, the late Crazy Ed Skrocki, who obtained this sedum from a friend in China. Sedum tetractinum was first offered by Plant Delights in 1997, and is now sold nationwide as coral reef sedum. Sedum tetractinum is a wonderful spreading groundcover sedum with round flat foliage that hugs the ground. The foliage is an attractive green in the summer, turning a wonderful shade of cinnamon bronze in fall...a great grower and a spectacular attention-getter in the rock garden! In summer, Sedum tetractinum is topped with bright yellow flower clusters that rise just above the foliage. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This Brent Horvath hybrid is one of the few upright sedums that I would grow for the foliage alone...very cool. This dwarf rock garden-sized sedum makes a compact 8" tall x 1' wide clump of tiny, very dissected, light green fleshy foliage. In late summer, Sedum 'Thundercloud' is topped from early June through September (NC) with a cloud of white stars hovering just above the foliage...this sedum has cute written all over it...writing is removed just prior to shipment. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Sedum 'Pinky' is best described as a novelty sedum. This seedling selection from Sedum 'Andrew's Pinky' makes a small 8" tall clump of green foliage whose new growth emerges pink with speckled white edges. Although Sedum 'Pinky' is astonishing in spring, the fascinating new foliage color fades before summer. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
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