houseleek
Hardy rosette plant
Houseleek is a succulent plant with thick, fleshy leaves arranged in rosettes, traditionally grown on rooftops and walls.
The name reflects an old belief that the plant protected houses from lightning and fire.
It thrives in poor soil and requires little water: The houseleek had spread across the entire stone wall.
Succulent groundcover genus
- aloeMedicinal gel plant
- stonecropSucculent of rocky terrain
- jadeCarved ornamental mineral
- agaveSpiny desert succulent
kalanchoe · xerophyte · fleshy · drought-resistant · plump · juicy
Act of spreading widely
- offsetsCounteracts to balance
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- rockeryLandscaped stone arrangement
- containerThing for storing items
alpine · groundcover · xeriscaping · flowerpot · bedding · gravel · well-drained · sandy
Unharmed by freezing
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- perennialRecurring each year
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
robust · durable · tenacious · enduring · adaptable · rugged · survivor · weatherproof
Invariance under transformation
- spiralCurve winding around center
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- radialEmanating from center
- circularForming a closed curve
cluster · compact · leaves · arrangement · pattern · geometry · overlapping · formation
Flat covering pieces
- thatchDried plant roof covering
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- cottageSmall rural home
protection · lightning · superstition · folklore · Thor · Jupiter · charm · traditional
sedum
Succulent groundcover genus
agave · kalanchoe · xerophyte · fleshy · drought-resistant · plump · juicy
propagation
Act of spreading widely
- offsetsCounteracts to balance
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- rockeryLandscaped stone arrangement
container · alpine · groundcover · xeriscaping · flowerpot · bedding · gravel · well-drained · sandy · division
frost-resistant
Unharmed by freezing
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- perennialRecurring each year
overwinter · robust · durable · tenacious · enduring · adaptable · rugged · survivor · weatherproof · tough
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
circular · cluster · compact · leaves · arrangement · pattern · geometry · overlapping · formation · concentric
tiles
Flat covering pieces
cottage · protection · lightning · superstition · folklore · Thor · Jupiter · charm · traditional · European
burns
Heat-caused tissue damage
remedy · cooling · herbal · folk-medicine · wounds · stings · earache · inflammation · juice · gel
- succulentsaloe, cactus, cacti, agave, sedum
- houseleekshens and chicks, hen and chicks
- rock garden plantssedum, saxifrage, dianthus, alyssum, hens and chicks
- rosette plantshens and chicks, agave, aloe, dandelion, lettuce
- Sempervivumshen and chicks
- mountain plantsalpine meadow, gentians, edelweiss, Indian paintbrush, mountain pine
houseleekwater lily
Aquatic flowering plant
lotus · water hyacinth · papyrus · marsh marigold · rice
houseleekorchid
Showy tropical flower
hothouse flower · gardenia · annual · maidenhair fern · caladium
house, household, houses, warehouse, greenhouse, housework, courthouse, leek, housemate