Sedum sexangulare, Six-Sided Sedum is one of the most attractive of all the low-growing carpet-forming Sedums. Its tiny leaves are arrange in six distinctive rib-like rows, often spriralled and resembling a small clustering miniature cactus. The foliage is green in shady moist conditions turning reddish in more sun or when dry. It produces starry yellow fowers in the summer.

Preferring light sun and best kept well-watered during the dry summer months, Sedum sexangulare is nonetheless a tough hardy xerophyte capable of surviving both extremes of drought and cold. It makes an ideal companion plant for larger succulents, Opuntias and other coldhardy cacti.