These are biennials and should bloom next year.

I figured since they were winter sown in 2008 and grew through the summer of 2008 that counted as the first year, and so they should have bloomed this year. My hollyhocks, also biennial, which were also sown in April 2008,grew through the summer of 2008, are about to bloom now. Am I mistaken about how this works?

Not sure why, but sometimes I will sow biennials and they will take a couple of years. I have Digitalis which should have bloomed last year but waited until this year.

BTW, the Flo-Jovis Peggy are actually perennials, and you'd be surprised at how often the Campions act in a perennial manner in my gardens although they are classified as Biennials.

Thanks for the info. on the Flo-Jovis, Tiffy. Actually, these plants are from your seeds. There is an animal that has been digging in that garden - left only the plants seen in the pic (out of 8) and also discarded my Inula Goliath (2 plants). I don't know what it's looking for but there's another hole there this morning. Will be looking forward to blooms next year.