Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Good companions?, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi Sally, catmint, thyme, and Swedish Ivy (not regular Ivy) will thrive in Zone 10. They thrive here in my garden, and I'm in Zone 10. Hebe is another great alternative. Your local Home Depot will have selections that will do well in your area so I recommend that you take a walk through their garden center and look at what is available there. Bob is right that you can grow anything in your Zone as I can. Rudbeckia is spelled wrong, which is probably why you couldn't find it in PlantFiles: http://davesgarden.com/pf/adv_search.php?searcher[common]=&s...

Plumerias need a lot of water in your zone and in mine. I have to water every day in the summer because the soil is dry every day. You will want plants that don't compete for the water, space, and nutrients. If it takes away these things from your plumerias, they will suffer for it by not growing well or blooming well so consider plants which don't have deep root systems. Annuals typically don't have deep root systems so Nasturtiums are a good candidate.

Here are some of mine for you to see. The first picture is the Nasturtiums: