Sedums (stonecrops) are easy plants with succulent foliage, often brightly coloured, either all year or at certain seasons. In this group are the small varieties, suitable for rock gardens, raised beds and troughs. There are clusters of starry flowers, often yellow, but there are also pink and white ones.

Sedum (Phedimus) spurium is a mat-forming plant, also known as Caucasian stonecrop, with rosy or bright red flowers.