From 8.1k real designs
What to plant with Sedum
These are what gardeners actually planted. We measured every Sow design containing Sedum and ranked the plants that turn up alongside it far more often than chance would explain.
Used together in 40 designs — 7.07× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 6–9 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms late spring to Sedum's late summer; adds height behind Sedum.
Zones 6–9Care & prices →
Used together in 124 designs — 6.95× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–8 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms summer to Sedum's late summer.
Used together in 45 designs — 5.52× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 9–10 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms late spring to Sedum's late summer.
Zones 9–10Care & prices →
Used together in 166 designs — 5.32× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 9–10 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms late spring to Sedum's late summer.
Zones 9–10Care & prices →
Used together in 190 designs — 4.47× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–10 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms early summer to Sedum's late summer; adds height behind Sedum.
Used together in 49 designs — 4.37× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 9–10 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; adds height behind Sedum.
Used together in 41 designs — 4.19× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–7 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms early spring to Sedum's late summer.
Zones 4–7Care & prices →
Used together in 212 designs — 4.18× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 8–9 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; adds height behind Sedum.
Used together in 195 designs — 4.06× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 8–10 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; adds height behind Sedum.
Zones 8–10Care & prices →
Used together in 41 designs — 3.89× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–7 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms mid-summer to Sedum's late summer; adds height behind Sedum.
Used together in 714 designs — 3.57× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–8 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms late spring, early summer to Sedum's late summer; adds height behind Sedum.
Used together in 41 designs — 3.52× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 7–10 with Sedum; wants the same full sun; blooms spring to summer to Sedum's late summer; adds height behind Sedum.
Zones 7–10Care & prices →
Method: we counted every Sow design containing Sedum (8.1k of them), then scored each other plant by how much more often it appears in those designs than in designs generally (lift), requiring at least 40 shared designs. Ranking by lift rather than raw count is what stops the list collapsing into “the most popular plants”.
Sedum pairing questions
What should I plant with Sedum?
Across 8.1k real garden designs containing Sedum, the partner that shows the strongest affinity is Kramer Heath — it appears alongside Sedum far more often than its overall popularity would predict. The full ranked list is above.
How was this companion list decided?
From data, not opinion. We looked at every Sow design containing Sedum and measured which other plants appear with it more often than chance would explain (a lift score), requiring at least 40 shared designs so nothing here is a small-sample fluke. That is why the list reads like a coherent planting palette rather than a list of bestsellers.
Do companion plants need the same conditions as Sedum?
Yes — that is the first filter. A companion has to share the hardiness range and light exposure, or one of the two will struggle. Each entry above states the zones it shares with Sedum and whether it wants the same light; pairings that differ in bloom time or height are noted, because that contrast is usually the point.
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