Texas Gardening: Alrighty you texas folks;how many are losing plants to heat?, 1 by Txwillie

Txwillie wrote:
sticks n stones your problems with heat and wind are shared by most South Plains gardeners. The high temperatures are rampant across much of the Southwest, but probably not the constant hot wind that blows across the Llano Estacado. My experience has been that there's no such thing as "overwatering" petunias in a hanging basket in West Texas.

After trying exotic plants raised from seeds traded with gardeners from all over, I have finally realized that the way to go is with plants adapted to local conditions, such as Mexican Hat, Lantana, Blanket Flower, etc. Sometimes I get surprised in my experiments with plants, such as a Dappled Pink 4 O'clock that I traded with a gardener in Japan. Couldn't believe how well it adapted to our high temperatures and strong winds. It just keeps on a keepin' on.