If you want I could send you coneflower seeds. I also have hollyhocks seeds & they are either pink / white. They do very well in drought areas & don't require lots of water. I have the color Pink. Just send me your address to-
gretwood@gmail.com

After the horrible drought of 2011....I made a list of things that did well for me. You can get most any of these things at garden centers/nurseries or order and grow the seeds from Burpees, Parks, Thompson-Morgan, etc. The ARE stands for Antique Rose Emporium in Independence, Tx.
Hope this helps.

periwinkles [Pacifica red is great]
angelonia � dark purple and white show up best
purselane [does well in pots] � edging in hot sun
hibiscus � in pots or planted in ground
lantana � New Gold is not as invasive
mandavilla � climbing vine, loves hot sun
plumbago
canna
Sun Coleus
profusion zinnas
gomphrena [combo: orange marigolds or profusion zinnias w/ purple gomphrena]
zinnas from seed [spray for mildew]
salvia � perennial greggii [trying purple in 2012 � put in drifts or rows]
farnica Blue
Dancing Flame [SFA sale]
esperanza Gold Bells
blue daze
Lady In Red salvia [overwintered well in pot in greenhouse in 2011-12]
Celosia cristata � cockscomb celosia � loves heat
Mexican Honeysuckle � justinicia
Mexican Cosmos � hard to find, was at ARE
Jerusalem sage � bought at ARE 3/12 � perennial
potato vine [use new bronze color with fall blooming plants]
grasses
purple fountain grass
ornamental peppers

Judith

Use the Texas Smartscapes website to find plants that do well here.

For annuals, look at the Texas Superstar plant list: http://texassuperstar.com/

Both of these sites have plants listed that are proven to do well in most or all of Texas.

Here is a link that might be useful: Texas Smartscape