Echeveria Coral Reef® Red

Coral Reef® Red is a compact foliage succulent with maroon-red leaves and scarlet, wavy margins. Its thick, strongly ruffled rosette gives the Coral Reef® series a vivid focal point. ## Form and siting Green Fuse describes Coral Reef® as a series of Echeveria hybrids with strongly ruffled foliage and markets it for indoor and outdoor seasonal displays, succulent combinations, and rock gardens. Choose a bright, protected position; treat it as a frost-sensitive container plant and bring it under cover before cold weather. ## Growing conditions Use a gritty, very well-drained mix and a container with drainage holes. Green Fuse’s culture sheet recommends a sand-and-perlite medium, light watering, and letting the mix dry completely between irrigations; it cautions against excess water in cool, cloudy weather. The nursery also describes Chocolate as slow growing and advises gentle handling because the fleshy leaves mark easily. Selection details are in the [Green Fuse Coral Reef® series profile](https://green-fuse.com/new/echeveria-coral-reef/) and its [current culture sheet](https://green-fuse.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Echeveria-Coral-Reef%C2%AE.pdf). For general genus care, see the [RHS Echeveria guide](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/echeveria). The [Coral Reef Red profile from Valley Succulents](https://valleysucculents.ca/echeveria-gibbiflora-hybrid-coral-reef-red/) documents its red-pink, ruffled foliage and rosette form. The selected code ECRRE02-0 is recorded as a named Echeveria selection in [U.S. plant patent PP25,282](https://eureka.patsnap.com/triz-case/echeveria-ecrre02-0-crenulated-margin). ## Maintenance Water sparingly, then allow the potting mix to dry fully before watering again. Reduce winter irrigation, keep the rosette dry in cool weather, and protect it from frost. Inspect occasionally for aphids, scale, and mealybugs; handle the powdery leaf coating gently when repotting.