Over the years I've relegated the small ground cover types to full shade here in Oklahoma due to space issues and because its one of the few plants I can grow in dry shade where choices are slim. I just tossed it on the ground.

In general, the worst that happens with most sun loving plants in too much shade is floppy growth and no blooms but sedum doesn't seem to care except the ones that are in soil thats too dry even for sedum -- it gets thin & shriveled looking in summer but bounces back in winter.

No bud count would be an asset for the ground cover types of sedums in my opinion because it always looks like hell after blooming and I wish it wouldn't.

I have a number of sedum planted in what would be considered too much shade for them. They do just fine, but I do chop them back by half around the end of June/early July to keep them from flopping.

I grow autumn joy on both sides of steps in mostly dappled shade and a little direct hot western sun. I never have to water it and it thrives and blooms very well. I didn't like the way it looks after being trimmed so I just trimmed the edges this year and it is still looks great. It is the best thing I've found to grow in that hot dry spot. It is on a bank and has Iberius growing on the lower edge. It also thrives there.

I have several 'Autumn Joy' sedums in my various beds, one full sun, two mostly sun but a few hours of shade. They all require zero attention aside from me smiling at them so that adds them to my list of preferred perennials. They do flop sometimes but I just figure that's part of their habit and I let them do their thing without getting my tail in a knot over it. Mine have all bloomed profusely wherever they're planted. Best part is, bees love them. 'Nuff said.

Autumn Sedum was not specified in the OP. Just to be clear, I was talking about other types of sedum, the small ground cover kinds, not Autumn Sedum.

Autumn Joy is the one I happen to have in shade, so that's why I mentioned it.

I have blue spruce sedum in mostly shade (3 hrs sun). It hasn't spread much and doesn't flop for me. After 2 years, it has never flowered. But the blue is lovely enough that I don't care.

Which one? Your picture has one that looks similar to Autumn Joy-and it needs little sun as it turns out. Ground covers of which there are many will do fine in part sun, but the less sun the more likely they will not be long lived perennials.

Are you talking to me, arcy? Which one what? All 3 pictures are my one Autumn Joy plant.

Sedum kamatschaticum grows well in part sun.

Sedum ternatum 'Larinem Park' grows in shade.... it is hard to kill. It is even weedy, it will grow.

I probably should have said upright sedums, not groundcover :)

you cant kill the stuff for trying .. so just do it ....

if it doesnt work out.. move it again ....

shade .. doesnt kill anything ... deep, dark shade.. can reduce vigor ... perhaps change color [e.g. a yellow one might be greener] .. and perhaps reduce flower production ...

but by the time you get to this point.. its going to have to be pretty dark ... and that sure doesnt sound like you mailbox situation ...

ken

Sedum do ok in part shade but do tend to grow lankly and flop - they'll still bloom, though. I control the flopping by cutting back, as other posters above have noted. The few sedum that I have in full sun require zero attention - they don't flop, they aren't lanky, I just leave them be and they are all-star performers.

So, give it a try in the spot, they might do just fine with a little extra attention in terms of cutting back - no big deal there. :0)