I have about 6 in front now. I purchased three new ones and plant in one area in the front. I had three in back that I moved and planted with the new three. This was in early summer probably. The new 3 did great last year where as the 3 I moved from the back yard just looked okay. They laid flatter on the ground and the flowers shot out in all directions (when they flowered finally). I moved them all AGAIN in the fall where they are today. They all look wonderful now and I even have seedlings springing up in the various places these plants had traveled to in the yard last year. Love it! So.... my inclination would be that they'll bloom next year if they don't this year. Sometimes splitting and transplanting can hinder blooming for a season.

I just had to put my 2 cents in, Even though I am in a warmer zone. For my salvia blue bedder I started it here in March 3 years ago which I bought the seeds as a perennial. Wonderful cottage garden plant!! For my salvia victoria I started about the same time which is suppose to be an annual here. It comes back every year!! More of an accent plant. Each bloomed the same year though my victoria took off a little faster than the blue bedder. They both reseed and on wintersown.org I saw something where salvia can be winter sowed.

Ditto here from another NC gardener whose S. guaranitica Black and Blue has not shown up. It is rather later showing up and I have never had any issues with cutting them back in the fall and having them return since they actually form tubers that spread and don't seem to mind being cut back in the fall. Salvia leucantha is another story since it tends to be more suspectible to rotting out if you cut them back in the fall. That has been my experience anyways.

Oakley, I also live in Central Oklahoma. Zinnias are very easy to grow from seeds and do best in full sun. The taller varieties tend to get powdery mildew in mid to late summer. The flowers continue to look great, but the stalks and foliage look terrible. The shorter zinnia varieties, like the Profusion you are growing, are less likely to get powdery mildew. However, if you are careful when watering them, not to get any water or splashes from the ground up on the leaves, they might not get it. Dreamland zinnias are another very pretty Zinnia, as are Liliputs, but these are also both short varieties. Dreamland has a small to medium-size blooms in earthy hues of crayon colors and Liliputs bright colored pompom-like flowers (cute!), usually mixed colors in a package of seeds. I have always grown all my annuals flowers and plants from seed and with very good success. I direct sow right where I want them to grow. When they come up and get two or three sets of true leaves, I thin them out, usually transplanting the 'thinnings' to some other location. The only problem I ever have in growing flowers from seeds is if mice or other rodents get the seeds or small seedlings, but that is not too often and they are so inexpensive and grow so fast, that there is always time to replant if for some reason they don't grow. I grow the tall California Giants regardless of the possibility of powdery mildew. Butterflies love them and I love their bright happy colors. I even grow them in my vegetable garden. So far this year I do not have powdery mildew on any of my zinnias. When it is dry, they don't usually get it. Same thing with Bee Balm. Dry summers, no p. mildew. If we get ample rain and hot temps, they develop p. mildew. If so, I strip all the leaves off. They will continue to bloom and eventually make new leaves, usually with no mildew. Burn or bag and trash the infected leaves. Keep the ground underneath them cleaned of any that fall off. Mulching with pine straw or pine mulch seems to help as it prevent the dirt from splashing up on the leaves. If they do get it, do not grow zinnias in that spot the following year or the next. Rotate where you plant them, as you would with tomatoes (for the same reason). For color, you just can't beat zinnias in my mind. Grasshoppers and Katydids can be a particular pest some years, chewing holes in the leaves and ruining the flowers. So far this year, they seem to be focused on eating up every one of my cannas. :( Here is a photo of one of my tall white California Giant Zinnias, taken on July 26th this year. This was the first bloom and now it is making multiple blooms. I think the white is striking next to the foliage of surrounding plants. The second photo is of one I call "Orange Flame" - don't know what variety it is, but it is lovely. Both of these are growing in full sun, about 8 hours of direct sun in two different locations. The orange gets some late afternoon shade. I have pine mulch under them to prevent dirt splashing up on the leaves which I believe helps prevent powdery mildew. ~Annie