Garden Grow: Hot weather plants - DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG

It's time for some gardening. A scorching summer can wreak havok on a garden but not if you stock up on flowers and vines that actually thrive in hot and humid conditions.  

Our garden expert Derek Thomas with Thomas Landscapes joined us with more.

Plants that perform in spite of Washington's scorching summer

Annuals:

Salvia
Dracaena
Dusty Miller
Coleus
Vinca
Marigold

Grasses:
Miscanthus
Pennisetum
Carex

Vines:

Mandaevilla
Jasmine