tundrasull said:hi Ann I'm not new to FL. I am new to gardening. Where I plan to put the pots is sunny during the morning and shady in the afternoon. I have a water faucet nearby.
Elaine & Rick have both given great advice. I'm glad you'll have some shade in the afternoon. When things say "full sun" that means 6 hours of sun. Since you're not new to FL you know well that in summer we have merciless sun for 12 hours. Few plants can handle that without a ton of care.
Elaine gave some good suggestions for plants. I would add that they can be very hard to find in the summer so buy them now -- petunias. I always had great luck with petunias all summer long. They really can take a licking & keep on ticking as long as you have some water for them & when they start getting too leggy/long, just cut them back & they will get new life and be more compact. Vincas aka Madagascar Periwinkle are easy, colorful & tough to kill.
Vinca (Catharanthus roseus)
This is another great plant & can take more than 6 hours of sun. Bees go crazy over this stuff! These can take dryer conditions than a lot of things. These are also evergreen in FL. They will stop blooming but the plant will still live & then when warmer weather comes they will start blooming again.
Stalked Bulbine (Bulbine frutescens)
