The site is situated in central NC (Wake County, Zone 7) along the NW wall of our house and in the summer receives shade until 12:30 - 1pm then full sun until 4:30 - 5pm. In the winter the direct sunlight received is a bit less. The area is graded properly but can be maintained moist via irrigation if necessary. The stones are set in quarry screenings that are ~6" deep which then sit on top of back-fill clay as provided during the original construction.

Please let me know if there are other, tougher suggestions for planting between these pavers that will resist pests and tolerate light foot traffic.
Thanks to all!

Gold Moss sedum (Sedum acre "Aureum") might work well for you as it is very low-growing and will tolerate moderate foot traffic and full sun. Likes a dry soil, and likely will be evergreen for you in Zone 7.

We have Wild stonecrop (Sedum ternatum), which is a U.S. native in our rocky areas, but this stonecrop does better with some shade.

Some sedums can get slippery if stepped on directly if they are tall/long, so if you go with a sedum, be sure that it's a very compact, low-growing one that will not send out long shoots over the pavers.

See the link below for a fabulous sedum/stonecrop general website that has photos of many, many varieties of sedum. It's the one plant I can think of right now that is slug-resistant, tolerates afternoon sun and clay soil, is low-growing, foot-traffic tolerant, and disease and pest resistant. You wouldn't have to water it excessively so that's always a plus too.

Thank you for the info. After much research I have settled on [V. riviniana]'Labrador Violet' Violaceae as my next attempt for a planting on this patio. As best I can tell it will be slug, snail and deer resistant.

Thanks

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