Hi Christie, welcome to ATP and specifically to the Sempervivum and Jovibarba Forum. Have you been to our database yet?
http://cubits.org/sedumandsemp...
I get most of mine as bare root plants and they do just fine. This time of the year depending on where you live and what the weather is like, you may have to watch over them until they get established. Once they do that they will be just as easy as the ones you already have. Spring it the ideal time for most of us to acquire new plants. The weather is moderate and the semps start actively growing. Once temps heat up in the summer they tend to slow down until the cooler weather of fall.
Where do you live? What is your weather like?