Species · genus Sedum · Crassulaceae

Chinese Sedum

Sedum tetractinum Fröd.

Also known as: Coral Reef Sedum

Growth habit

succulent subshrub

Native range

China Southeast

Reference · S. tetractinum

Cultivars of S. tetractinum

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under S. tetractinum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Sedum tetractinum is a low, spreading succulent subshrub from southeast China, storing water in its rounded, fleshy leaves and resenting wet feet. Grow it in gritty, fast-draining mix in bright light to some direct sun, and water deeply only when the soil has dried completely through the pot. When in doubt, wait — this plant recovers from thirst far more readily than from rot.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-21d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 21 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

7–27 °C

Soil mix

Gritty, fast-draining succulent mix

Propagation

Trailing stems root at nodes; leaf and stem cuttings root easily

Fertilizing

Dilute succulent feed once or twice while growing

Growth rate

Fast

Flowering

Yellow flowers in spring to early summer under bright light

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-21d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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