Add year-round color and texture to your garden with Sempervivum ‘Centennial’, a cold-hardy succulent known for its dramatic color-changing rosettes. This Hens and Chicks variety forms large, flat rosettes in dusty purple tones with soft green centers that intensify with seasonal temperature changes.

Ideal for rock gardens, fairy gardens, succulent arrangements, containers, and xeriscape landscapes, this evergreen succulent thrives in sunny, dry locations with minimal maintenance.

In summer, mature plants may produce pink flowers that attract pollinators before forming offsets (“chicks”) that spread into colorful clusters.

Why Gardeners Choose Sempervivum ‘Centennial’

• Unique purple and green color-changing rosettes
• Extremely cold hardy succulent
• Drought tolerant and low maintenance
• Perfect for rock gardens and xeriscaping
• Pollinator-friendly summer blooms
• Evergreen year-round interest
• Great for containers, fairy gardens, and succulent displays

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Sempervivum ‘Centennial’
• Common Name: Hens and Chicks Succulent
• Plant Type: Evergreen succulent perennial
• Mature Height: 2–4 inches
• Spread: Expands through offsets over time
• Foliage Color: Dusty purple with green centers
• Flower Color: Pink
• Growth Habit: Low-growing, rosette-forming
• Light Requirements: Full sun
• Water Needs: Low; drought tolerant once established
• Hardiness Zones: 4–9
• Characteristics: Evergreen, cold hardy, drought tolerant, deer resistant, low maintenance

Perfect Uses

Rock gardens
Fairy gardens
Succulent arrangements
Xeriscape landscapes
Container gardening
Groundcover planting
Gravel gardens
Open terrariums

Companion Plants

Pairs beautifully with:

• Sedum
• Delosperma
• Lavender
• Creeping Thyme
• Echeveria
• Yucca
• Armeria maritima

These drought-tolerant companions create stunning texture and color combinations.

Care Tips

• Plant in well-draining cactus or sandy soil
• Allow soil to dry between waterings
• Prefers full sun for best color development
• Avoid overly wet conditions
• Easily propagated by separating offsets (“chicks”)
• Excellent for dry, rocky, or poor soils

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.