We are lucky to have an average annual temperature around 78 degrees here in south Texas, though Houston does get some pretty darn HOT summers! There are some pretty miserable months we have to deal with, but then the majority of the year we can enjoy a glorious sub-tropical climate. Some may loath the humidity, but after growing up in DRY Oklahoma, I’ve come to love it. We get lots of sunshine here in Growing Zone 9, so I wanted to plant some flowers in my backyard that would thrive in the summer heat. I’m writing this at the end of the summer so I can report back how everything held up in the intense summer heat!
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