The best sedum seeds, compared.
Top pick: TRTO Sedum spurium, 160 seeds Best value: Just Seed Sedum acre – Lowest price in the file for a named species: £1.82 for 200 Sedum acre seeds, with 3.7 from 31 reviews. No sowing block, and the height field says 65 centimetres. Updated October 2026.
Sedum seeds are tiny ornamental packets for low, drought-tolerant ground cover, not border ice-plant divisions sold as plants. On amazon.co.uk the ten listings split into a red or pink spurium mat, a yellow acre moss, and a vague album mix. The Latin name on the title matters more than the word carpet. Judge a packet by the species you intended, whether the listing says not to cover the seed, and whether the UK review file shows both success and failure. The RHS says leave sedum seed uncovered, expect up to 90 days, and consider cold moist stratification. Several bullets say 14 to 28 days at about 20 to 21 °C. A star average is not a germination test. Sedum seed means a packet of a low stonecrop, not a rooted ice-plant division. Shoppers are usually choosing a red or pink spurium mat, a yellow acre moss, or an album mix whose title is a list of nicknames. How to choose is set out in the [sedum seeds buying guide](/hub/seeds-and-plants/sedum-seeds/sub/sedum-seeds-buying-guide).
Sedum seeds are tiny ornamental packets for low, drought-tolerant ground cover, not border ice-plant divisions sold as plants.
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TRTO lists 160 seeds of Sedum spurium coccineum at £5.99, with a star line of 5.0 from 2 reviews and no review excerpts in the file. The brand field is Generic, the colour field is red, the height field is 15 centimetres, and the listing says full sun, indoor and outdoor, with autumn in the planting-period field. The listing bullets describe a carpet 8–15 cm tall and 30–45 cm wide, crimson flowers, needle-like leaves that the text says turn orange-red in autumn, and a soil line of well-drained gritty mix at pH 5.8–6.8. The same bullets say do not cover the seed, press it in, keep it moist, expect 14–28 days at 20–21 °C, and space plants at 25 cm. That method is the useful part of the page, though two five-star reviews cannot show the failures that appear in the 106-review Just Seed file for the same species name. At £5.99 for 160 seeds it costs more per claimed seed than Just Seed’s 200-seed spurium packet at £1.99, and the score here is 60. The rank line reads 149,533 in Garden and 4,819 in Flower Seeds.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the printed do-not-cover method on a named spurium coccineum packet and you can ignore a two-review star line.
Less suitable: You are choosing by review depth, or you want the cheaper Just Seed spurium packet with 106 reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Sedum spurium coccineum from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
160 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
Yes — includes do not cover.
This TRTO listing is the 240-seed Sedum spurium coccineum packet at £6.99, the highest price in the file, with 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews and no excerpts in the file. The sowing bullets match the 160-seed TRTO page: do not cover, press into the soil, 14–28 days at 20–21 °C, full sun, indoor or outdoor, autumn planting period, and 25 cm spacing. The listing also repeats the 8–15 cm height, 30–45 cm width, crimson flowers, and gritty soil at pH 5.8–6.8. The display height field is 15 centimetres and the colour field is red, with brand Generic. You get the same method text as the cheaper 160-seed TRTO listing and a larger claimed count, but £6.99 is £5 more than Just Seed’s 200-seed spurium packet, which carries 106 reviews rather than two. The score is 57. Rank reads 310,769 in Garden and 10,320 in Flower Seeds, weaker than the 160-seed TRTO line in this capture.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the largest claimed spurium count and you are buying for the printed sowing block, not for reviews.
Less suitable: You want review depth or a lower price for a named spurium packet.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Sedum spurium coccineum from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
240 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
Yes — includes do not cover.
Just Seed lists this packet as Sedum spurium coccineum, 200 seeds, at £1.99, and the amazon.co.uk line in the file is 3.8 out of 5 from 106 reviews, the largest sample among these ten listings. The colour field prints pink, the height field prints 15 centimetres, and the light field prints partial shade, while the raw export has no full sowing block. The listing bullets describe it as part of the JustSeed range, Defra registered 7291, with organic registration AP23164, and say seeds are packed and labelled with growing information; those registration numbers are listing claims, not a register check in this file. Review titles already stored on the display record include “Amazing little seeds” and “Excellent value and fast germination”, and one asks you to set aside a whole day and prepare the bed. The same record stores “Didn’t grow!”, “Disappointed”, and “Did not grow”, so the 3.8 average is not a germination test. In this set it is the top pick on a score of 85 because the UK review file is far deeper than the two-review TRTO spurium lines at £5.99, though you still have to know not to bury the seed without a printed method on this page. The rank line reads 68,921 in Garden and 1,876 in Flower Seeds.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a named spurium coccineum packet and a large UK review file, and you already know to surface-sow.
Less suitable: You need printed sowing steps on the listing, or you want yellow Sedum acre.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Sedum spurium coccineum from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
200 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
No full sowing block in the raw file.
Just Seed lists Sedum acre, common stonecrop, as 200 seeds at £1.82, and the file shows 3.7 out of 5 from 31 reviews. The colour field prints yellow, the light field prints full sun, moisture says regular watering, and the material field says organic. The listing repeats the JustSeed range line, Defra registered 7291, organic registration AP23164, and packets labelled with growing information, while the raw export still has no full sowing block. The height field prints 65 centimetres, which clashes with the 3 inch height field on the other acre listing in this set, Pinkdose at £5.99, so you should not treat 65 centimetres as a settled habit. Stored review titles include “Amazing little seeds” and “Excellent value and fast germination”, and also “Not one came up”, with “Yellow cover” kept as a criticism title. It is the best value pick here on a score of 76: the lowest price in the file for a named species with a real UK review count, though 31 reviews is a smaller file than the 106 on the spurium Just Seed packet. Rank reads 45,228 in Garden and 1,053 in Flower Seeds.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want yellow Sedum acre by name, at the lowest price in this file, and you will surface-sow without printed steps.
Less suitable: You need a red spurium mat, a printed sowing method, or a height field that agrees with the other acre packet.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Sedum acre from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
200 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
No full sowing block in the raw file.
Pinkdose, with Seedville in the brand field, lists 200 golden carpet Sedum acre seeds, described as gold moss stonecrop, at £5.99. The star line is 3.3 out of 5 from 23 reviews, and the file contains no praise or criticism excerpts, so you cannot read what those 23 people actually reported. The colour field prints gold, the height field prints 3 inches, and moisture says moderate watering, while light, sowing steps, and where to grow are all missing. That 3 inch height is the only short acre figure in this comparison, set against Just Seed’s 65 centimetre height field for the same species name at £1.82. You pay the £5.99 mid price for the same claimed count of 200 that Just Seed sells for £1.82, without a do-not-cover block and without review text in this export. The score is 66, behind both Just Seed packets, because the species is named but the UK review evidence is only a star average. Rank reads 79,613 in Garden and 2,270 in Flower Seeds.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a gold moss acre title and you can accept a star average without readable reviews.
Less suitable: You want UK review text, printed sowing steps, or the cheaper Just Seed acre packet.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Sedum acre from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
200 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
No full sowing block in the raw file.
SVI lists fresh Sedum purple carpet as 25 seeds at £5.99, with deep rose pink in the title and pink and purple in the colour field. The star line is 1.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, and the file stores no review text, so the low average stands without an explanation you can read. Species is not fully named, there is no height, no light field, no planting period, and no sowing block. Moisture says moderate watering. Twenty-five seeds at the same £5.99 as 160-seed and 180-seed named spurium listings is the smallest claimed count in the set, which makes it a poor fit for a path or bank even before the star line. The score is 18, the lowest of these ten. Rank reads 279,808 in Garden and 9,262 in Flower Seeds. Unanswered questions in the file ask about growing conditions, indoor sowing, and water, and the page does not answer them.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are testing a few purple carpet seeds and you already know the species the title leaves out.
Less suitable: You want a named species, a usable review file, or seed for ground cover.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Purple carpet (species not fully named) from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
25 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
No full sowing block in the raw file.
Vision4ever lists 180 seeds of Sedum spurium coccineum at £5.99, and this file has no star line and no review excerpts. The brand field is Generic, the colour field is red, and the comparison light field prints partial shade, while the where-to-grow field says outdoor and the planting period says autumn. The listing bullets still describe an 8–15 cm mat, 30–45 cm width, do not cover, press into the soil, keep moist until germination, and 25 cm spacing, plus outdoor sowing when soil is about 21 °C on a well-drained site. That is a real method block, closer to the TRTO pages than to the bare SVI titles, but the partial-shade light field does not match the full-sun field on those TRTO spurium listings. With no reviews, you cannot see whether buyers received seed that matched the crimson carpet story. The score is 52, above the no-species SVI lines and below every packet that has a UK review count. Rank reads 371,168 in Garden and 12,277 in Flower Seeds, and the height field on the display record is blank even though the bullets state 8–15 cm.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a named spurium packet with a printed surface-sowing block and you can buy without reviews.
Less suitable: You want a UK review file, or a light field that matches the full-sun TRTO listings.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Sedum spurium coccineum from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
180 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
Yes — includes do not cover.
SVI lists a Sedum album mix of 137+ seeds at £5.99, and the title stacks the names Athoum, Murel, babies toes, chubby toes, and coral carpet without saying how many seeds belong to each. The file has no star line, no review excerpts, no colour, no height, no moisture, no light, no planting period, and no rank. There is no sowing block, so nothing on the page tells you to leave the seed uncovered. The listing only records unanswered questions about what sedums are, whether they can be grown indoors, and whether they need a lot of sunlight. At £5.99 you are level with named spurium packets that at least print a species and, on some lines, a method, while this title does not promise that every nickname will appear. The score is 30. It belongs in the comparison as a mix for someone who accepts an unnamed album blend, not as a substitute for a red spurium or yellow acre packet.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a Sedum album mix and you accept that the nicknames may not all show up.
Less suitable: You want one named colour, a sowing method, or any UK reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Sedum album mix from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
137 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
No full sowing block in the raw file.
SVI lists Sedum spurium white carpet as 200 seeds at £5.99, with hardy and white flowers in the title and white in the colour field. The species line is spurium by the title, which separates it from the purple carpet listings that never finish the Latin name, but this file has no star line and no review excerpts. There is no height, no light field, no moisture, no planting period, and no sowing block, so the page does not tell you to surface-sow or how far apart to set plants. At £5.99 for 200 seeds it matches Just Seed’s claimed count and loses on price to the £1.99 pink-field spurium packet that carries 106 reviews. Rank reads 406,618 in Garden and 13,386 in Flower Seeds, the weakest garden rank in this set. The score is 28. The listing leaves growing conditions, indoor sowing, and pollinators as questions without answers. Treat the white flower claim as a title and a colour field, not as something UK reviewers have described here.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You specifically want a white-flowered spurium title and you already know how to surface-sow.
Less suitable: You want UK reviews, printed sowing steps, or the red or pink spurium packets with more listing detail.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Sedum spurium (white carpet title) from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
200 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
No full sowing block in the raw file.
SVI lists 50+ purple carpet sedum flower seeds at £5.99, and the title adds dark red and drought tolerant perennial without a full Latin species name. The comparison field therefore stays “purple carpet (species not fully named)”, the colour field prints purple and red, and the light field prints partial shade. There is no height, no planting period, and no full sowing block in the raw export. The listing records a drought-tolerant line and unanswered questions about shade, flower colour, and whether it is easy to plant, but it stores no star score and no review excerpts. At the same £5.99 as several named spurium packets, you get a claimed count of about 50 rather than 160–240, which is a thin packet if you are trying to cover a path edge. The score in this file is 23, the lowest band among listings that at least name a colour job, because species and reviews are both missing. The rank line reads 139,324 in Garden and 4,441 in Flower Seeds, and moisture is printed as moderate watering.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already know which purple carpet sedum you are buying and you only need a small claimed count.
Less suitable: You need a Latin name, UK reviews, or enough seed for a bank or path.
Specifications
Common questions
Which plant type is named?
Purple carpet (species not fully named) from the listing title in the raw export.
How many seeds does the listing claim?
50 where stated in title or piece fields.
Are sowing steps on the listing?
No full sowing block in the raw file.
Ten amazon.co.uk listings were scored for this page. The method file names the top pick and the best value and gives a score out of 100 for each ASIN. Weights below follow the digest: the UK review sample is the heavy part, then species, then whether the listing says how to sow, then count against the job, then price inside that type. They sum to 100. There was no germination trial. A Defra number on a listing was not checked against a register. Stars are not a germination percentage.
UK review sample
35%A long UK file that shows both success and failure scores higher than a star line with no excerpts, two reviews, or no reviews. Just Seed spurium has 3.8 from 106. Just Seed acre has 3.7 from 31. A 5.0 from 2 does not lead this part. Pinkdose’s 3.3 from 23 is treated as mostly US reviews, not a UK sample.
Species and colour
25%Sedum spurium coccineum for a red or pink mat, Sedum acre for yellow moss, and an album mix only if you accept unnamed cultivars. Purple carpet titles that do not finish the Latin name are cut. The word carpet on its own is not a species.
Sowing instructions
20%TRTO and Vision4ever print do not cover, a temperature band, and spacing. Several other rows print almost nothing. Missing steps do not erase a named species with a real review file, and printed steps do not rescue a two-review line.
Count against the job
10%Named spurium lines in this set claim about 160 to 240 seeds. A 25-seed packet is not scored as ground cover for a bank or a path. A count in the title still needs the species.
Price inside the type
10%Just Seed at £1.82 and £1.99 undercuts £5.99 rows that use the same species name. £6.99 is the top of this file. Price is scored last, and only against the same job.
Choose the species before the brand. Then check whether the listing says not to cover the seed, then the UK review file, then the count, and only then the price inside that type. The table is the ten listings. None of these packets was germinated for this page. A star average and a 14-day bullet stay seller text.
Sedum seed on this page means a packet of a low stonecrop, not a rooted ice-plant division. The ten amazon.co.uk listings are ornamental. Shoppers are usually choosing a red or pink Sedum spurium mat, a yellow Sedum acre moss, or an album mix whose title is a list of nicknames. What you can judge from the listing is the species you intended, a line that says do not cover the seed, and a UK review file large enough to show both success and failure.
The RHS says leave sedum seed uncovered. TRTO and Vision4ever say do not cover and press it in. A buried tray can look like a bad packet.
TRTO shows 5.0 from 2 and 4.5 from 2, with no excerpts. Just Seed’s 106-review spurium file includes titles that say the seed did not grow.
Carpet is not a species. Purple titles that omit the Latin name, and an album mix of nicknames, are not a red spurium or a yellow acre packet.
Spurium coccineum is the red or pink mat. Acre is the yellow moss. An album mix is only if you accept unnamed cultivars. Purple carpet titles in this set do not finish the Latin name. After the species, read the sowing line. TRTO and Vision4ever say do not cover, and they quote 14 to 28 days at about 20 to 21 °C with 25 cm spacing. The RHS note says uncovered seed, up to 90 days, and cold moist stratification at about 13 to 18 °C. Hold moisture if day 28 is empty.
Just Seed spurium has 3.8 from 106 UK reviews, with stored titles for fast germination and for no growth. Just Seed acre has 3.7 from 31. Pinkdose’s 3.3 from 23 is mostly US reviews, with no excerpts in this file, so it is not UK opinion. Two-review 5.0 lines do not lead. Counts of 25 or about 50 seeds are a poor fit for a path or a bank. Price comes last inside the type: £1.82 and £1.99 against £5.99 and £6.99 for the same species names. A mixed meadow is a different packet.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want Sedum spurium coccineum by name and a UK review file that includes failures as well as praise. Just Seed is £1.99 for 200 seeds, with 3.8 from 106. The listing does not print a full sowing block, so you still surface-sow. Stored titles include seed that did not grow.
You want Sedum acre, yellow, in full sun, and you will read the reviews before you open the bag. Just Seed is £1.82 for 200 seeds, with 3.7 from 31. There is no sowing block. The height field says 65 centimetres, which clashes with the 3 inch Pinkdose acre row.
You want the method on the listing and you can ignore a two-review star line. TRTO’s 160-seed spurium packet at £5.99 says do not cover, 14 to 28 days at 20 to 21 °C, and 25 cm spacing. That day band is shorter than the RHS window of up to 90 days.
The top pick is Just Seed Sedum spurium coccineum, at £1.99 for 200 seeds, with 3.8 from 106 reviews. The listing claims Defra 7291 and does not print a full sowing block, and stored review titles include seed that did not grow. The best value is Just Seed Sedum acre at £1.82 for 200 seeds, with 3.7 from 31 reviews, full sun, and no sowing block. A 5.0 from two reviews does not outrank either Just Seed file. Pinkdose’s acre stars are mostly US reviews.
Just Seed Sedum acre
Lowest price in the file for a named species: £1.82 for 200 Sedum acre seeds, with 3.7 from 31 reviews. No sowing block, and the height field says 65 centimetres.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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