Bon, are you in zone 10?
Yes. Some sources say 9, some 10 and some even 9.5!
I agree with what my local gardening columnist once said: walk in your neighborhood to see what grows.
Best advice I’ve ever gotten for gardening - I see all kinds of plants in nurseries and/or the big box stores that I know do not grow here (So Cal)- our climate is very very dry with hot winds and scant rain until December/January.
We also have micro climates (I’m in the foothills) and that can certainly effect what is planted - we get a lot of wind here which dries things out even more.