Whoa people. Look at where our thread starter lives; she lives in Phoenix. I doubt the pink shrubs are azaleas.

You will need to get drought tolerant and heat tolerant plants for your patio in Phoenix. The summertime is really, really hot and some flowers, even geraniums will stop blooming because it is too hot. Water is really essential; cause the pots will dry out really quickly! I hope you have some shade on your patio cause you are going to need it in the summer to keep anything going.

I would go to a nursery and describe your situation and the place you are planting and ask a phoenix expert what to plant. I would say cacti and succulents, but they don't bloom all that much in the summer. The cacti will bloom in the Spring. Penstemon do well (don't know about how they do in pots).