Does anyone plant Asian Garden Seeds in the same area as my garden .....

I'm in Zone #8/14, Central California.

Looking for advice on planting Exotic Garden Seeds .....

What grows best .... What doesn't do so well in the terrible heat ....

What Asian Garden Plants are hardy in the cool and cold months .....

I'm interested in Flowers (including Edible Flowers), Herbs and Exotic Vegetables (unusual vegetables, colorful, strange shapes ...... ).

My goal is to get as many different plants as possible that will reseed and come up as volunteers year after year, and plants that don't don't out, like Verbena, Ice Plant, African Daisy, Rosemary .....

-- Wild Gardener Jim