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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen
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| name = Common Houseleek
| name = ''Sempervivum tectorum''
| common_names = Hen and Chicks, Common Houseleek
| growth_habit = herbaceous
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = perennial
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = CommonHouseleek.jpg
| image = CommonHouseleek.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption =
| image_caption = Sempervivum tectorum
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| ordo = Saxifragales
| familia = [[Crassulaceae]]
| familia = Crassulaceae
| genus = ''[[Sempervivum]]''
| genus = Sempervivum
| species = '''''S. tectorum'''''
| species = tectorum
}}
}}
'''''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}}.
==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Image:Sempervivum Tectorum Greenii, Huntington.jpg| Sempervivum Tectorum 'Greenii'
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
==References==
<references/>
*[[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 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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[[Category:Crassulaceae]]
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[[Category:Ornamental plants]]
[[Category:Categorize]]
[[Category:Sempervivum]]
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