These plants store water in their leaves, stems, or roots. They often have thick, fleshy parts to retain water. Examples include cacti and aloe.

Sedum rubrotinctum aka 🐷Pork and 🫘Beans

Sedum rubrotinctum carries glossy bean-shaped leaves that develop red tips in bright sun. Pork And Beans is a forgiving trailing succulent that propagates easily from dropped leaves.

Sedum reflexum aka Blue Spruce Stonecrop

Sedum reflexum resembles miniature blue spruce foliage with narrow blue-green leaves on creeping stems. Blue Spruce Stonecrop is cold hardy, fast spreading, and useful as a durable groundcover.

Sedum praealtum aka Shrubby Stonecrop

Sedum praealtum grows into a branching succulent shrub with fleshy spoon-shaped green leaves. Shrubby Stonecrop can reach several feet wide and responds well to pruning and stem propagation.

Sedum oaxacanum

Sedum oaxacanum spreads through low stems covered with small blue-green leaves. This lesser-known stonecrop forms a textured groundcover and performs best with strong light and sharp drainage.

Sedum dasyphyllum aka Corsican Stonecrop

Sedum dasyphyllum makes a miniature carpet of tiny blue-green leaves that may blush purple in sun or cold. Corsican Stonecrop is ideal for crevices, small pots, and rock gardens.

Sedum clavatum

Sedum clavatum creates compact powdery blue-green rosettes on short trailing stems. It stays small, offsets readily, and develops pinkish tones when exposed to bright light.

Sedum album aka White Stonecrop

Sedum album forms a dense low mat of tiny green leaves topped with white summer flowers. White Stonecrop is cold hardy and useful as a drought-tolerant groundcover between rocks.

Sedum adolphii aka Golden Sedum

Sedum adolphii produces trailing stems of golden-green leaves that turn orange in strong sun. Golden Sedum grows quickly, roots easily, and works well as a colorful container spiller.

Opuntia macrocentra aka Black-Spined Prickly 🍐Pear

Opuntia macrocentra is known for purple-tinged pads armed with long dark spines. Black Spined Pricklypear spreads widely, flowers brightly, and handles drought once established.

Opuntia engelmannii var lindheimeri aka Texas Prickly 🍐Pear

Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri develops broad flat pads, yellow flowers, and edible reddish fruit. Texas Pricklypear can become a large spreading specimen suited to hot, sunny landscapes.