It was really too hot and dry here last year so we had very few flowers form a late January sowing last year.
This year I sowed them in early November, a whole packet in a big 60cm pot. We've had warm, frosts, wet, dry, gale force winds and mists and gentle breezes.
So far 2 have popped and grown about 4"/10cm high. This morning I see another has popped. Fingers crossed for more as three are going to look ridiculous.