Lucy68 - thanks. I have the penstemon as an alternate choice and/or an addition once these are established. I need to see how much room I have left for additional plants. I may also add some "chicks" from my aunt's hen and chicks to fill out some areas.
The hibiscus need too much water for my preference. The ones I have selected as you mentioned may actually need more watering than once every two weeks. But with the hibiscus, I'd need to water even more often - and I'm really trying to minimize the water needs (and their dependency upon my non-existant green thumb).
My hummingbird already visits the front yard (she likes to set off my security cameras), so I think she'll find the flowers easily. The neighbor has a bottlebrush at the sunny corner of our yards, so she is hitting that already.
KellyFW - yes, I am putting my salvia closer to the house where they will enjoy more shade. In the stretch that gets the most sun, I'm putting the bottlebrush and coral yucca. The catmint will get the next level of sun. And the rest will get the least amount. But they will all get the hot afternoon summer sun.
Thanks for the added feedback! Keep it coming!
