Sufi sahib, I know exactly what you mean. Which is why I mostly use cheap local wildflowers and plants. For the most part, they are at least very rugged and so can withstand our hot weather (as well as the water shortage we face from time to time).
This here is the picture of a my Pansatiya plant (sorry I don’t know what it’s called in English). Anyway it is very good looking, grows very fast, and requires almost no care!
