Plant dossier
Houseleek
Sempervivum tectorum
A cold-tolerant clumping succulent with broad appeal and strong outdoor-use value.
easy full-sun spring-autumn beginner-friendly
Fast read
Prefers strong sun, lean watering, and open air. More forgiving outdoors than many indoor rosette succulents.
Name map
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Identity and taxonomy
- Display name
- Houseleek
- Latin name
- Sempervivum tectorum
- Aliases
- houseleek, hens and chicks
- Genus
- Sempervivum
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Cultivar
- Not set
- Plant tags
- sempervivum, outdoor-friendly, clustering
- Color tags
- green, red
- Shape tags
- rosette, cluster
- State tags
- offset-heavy, cold-hardy
Core care matrix
- Difficulty
- easy
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
- Light
- full-sun
- Watering
- very-low
- Growth season
- spring-autumn
- Dormancy
- winter
- Ventilation
- high
- Temperature min
- -10°C
- Temperature max
- 30°C
Commercial extension
Useful bridge variety when cataloging succulents for outdoor or colder-climate use cases.
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