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'''''Sempervivum tectorum''''' ('''Common Houseleek'''<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SETE5 ''Sempervivum tectorum''] at [http://plants.usda.gov/ USDA PLANTS Database]</ref>) is a perennial plant of the genus ''[[Sempervivum]]''. It is used as an [[ornamental plant]]. It is also known as [[Hen and chicks]],<ref>http://landscaping.about.com/od/plantsforsunnydryareas/p/hens_and_chicks.htm</ref> although that name is shared with a variety of related species. It has Leaves in a basal rosette, they are succulent and can be green, red, purple or yellow. The leaves are evergreen.
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The flowers can be purple,red or pink depending on the cultivar. They appear on branched stalks.
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'''''Sempervivum tectorum''''' ('''Common Houseleek'''<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SETE5 ''Sempervivum tectorum''] at [http://plants.usda.gov/ USDA PLANTS Database]</ref>) is a perennial plant of the genus ''[[Sempervivum]]''. It is used as an [[ornamental plant]]{{wp}}.
      
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File:Sempervivum tectorum 3.jpg| photo 1
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Image:CommonHouseleek.jpg| Common Houseleek
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
 
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