What flowers will grow best on my SoCal porch? I'd like to bring some nice big pots out there. Any that...

I'd like to bring some nice big pots out there. Any that will bloom surrounded by late Fall? Or what can I plant in a minute for Spring?
How do you prune an evergreen yuhes?
Answers:    There are a lot of things you can plant, here are only a few suggestions...
Verbena, Petunia, Calibrachoa, Nemesia, Angelonia, Calendula, Primula, Viola, Pansy, Mums, Rudbeckia, Cosmos, Schizanthus, Linaria, Cheiranthus, Coleus, Gypsophila, Lobelia, Alyssum, Dianthus, Snapdragons, Ornamental Cabbage and Kale, Forget-Me-Not, Stock, Iceland Poppies and Cyclamen.

You can also plant your bulbs now for spring color and afterwards remove the plants you have planted immediately for fall color when they are looking tired. Replace near your spring color!

It's always best to lug a look around your local nursery to see what they are stocking this time of year!

Hope this helps you some.
How does a marigold plant reproduce?
Star thistle is fire resistant.... ;)

Seriously, surrounded by So Cal, you may want to plant Bougainvillea - it's a vine, so you will need a trellis or something else for it to climb. The downside to it is that is to say does have some thorns. But the flowers are gorgeous, it blooms a long time, and at hand are a ton of different colors to choose from...