Common Houseleek - Sempervivum tectorum 'Hens and Chicks'

Introducing the Sempervivum tectorum, also known as common houseleek, which is a popular mat-forming variety of Hen and chicks Sempervivum genus. With its rosette-shaped clusters of fleshy leaves and its ability to produce numerous offsets, the house leek plant embodies the classic hen and chick growth pattern.   Native to the mountains of Southern Europe, the Sempervivum tectorum has several other names such as roof houseleek, St. Patrick cabbage, bullocks eye, Jupiter's beard, thunder plant, and live forever. These names highlight different aspects of the house leek plant, such as its ability to grow on rooftops (roof houseleek), its association with the Irish holiday (St. Patrick cabbage), or its resilience and longevity (live forever).   Sempervivum tectorum is a succulent with thick, fleshy green leaves, variably tinged with red and purple tips. It grows 4 inches in diameter and produces offsets attached to the mother rosette by horizontal stems. The Sempervivum tectorum flowers