My Sedum 'Angelina' grows in full sun with almost no shade. When I moved into our new home I found under the lawn nothing but river silt and then crushed gravel and something similar to soil but very little of it. I have incorporated 13 tons of peat to enrich the soil before I began to plant. So mostly everything I plant has a good start with rich soil. My problem is everything is hilly there are no flat areas, so slowly my neighbor will have all my good soil.