Sedum tetractinum

Also Known As

Sedum tectractinum 'Coral Reef'
Coral Reef Chinese Sedum
Coral Reef Sedum
Coral Reef Stonecrop

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 2"-4"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

4a-8b

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Sedum tetractinum plant details

Sedum tetractinum is a deciduous groundcover cactus / succulent with bronze and green foliage. In summer yellow flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and occasional water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in gritty and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sedum tetractinum

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: deciduous bronze and green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 2 IN - 4 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, fall color, rock garden, roof garden, trailing

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sedum tetractinum

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: occasional

Soil needs: gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 4. Yellow flowers. Green foliage, red in winter

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Forming an expanding mat of glossy, overlapping, rounded succulent leaves with spikes of bright yellow starry flowers in summer, it will find crack or crevice, and will grow in sun or even dry part shade. Soil too shallow for deeper-rooted plants (because of tree roots or other issues) is perfect for this sedum. Evergreen leaves blush coppery-orange in winter. 3" T x 18" W Minimum temperature: -30?F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Small, flat, round leaves form a low spreading mat that is great for trailing over a wall or the edge of a container. Evergreen. Foliage turns a warm bronze in fall and winter.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

In the summer, this is merely a nice, pale green ground-cover sedum with glossy leaves and yellow flowers. Come fall and cooler weather, however, it is transformed into absolutely stunning warm glowing shades of coral brushed with green and red. Not many plants look this spectacular EVER, let alone in the middle of winter. An essential plant. Zone 4 - Joseph

By: Arrowhead Alpines

This new Sedum has succulent rosettes edged in tints of gold, red, and orange. Makes excellent groundcover. Tolerates heat and drought.

By: Fantastic Plants

Uniquely rounded, rich glossy green foliage with hints of red is borne in dense rosettes atop this low growing durable evergreen groundcover. The foliage darkens to a reddish bronze in fall. Flat clusters of tiny golden yellow flowers are borne in late summer. A great choice for container gardening as well.

By: Almost Eden

A low Sedum with bronze tinted rounded foliage, densely arranged on trailing stems. Small starry yellow flowers in mid summer. 2-3". We like the way it spills over edges of containers or stonewalls.