Evergreen Flowering Groundcovers & Shrubs for Zone 9a Planters

For two 5×5-foot planters with miniature rose trees in Zone 9a (one morning sun, one full sun): Breath of Heaven (Coleonema—fragrant, fine texture), Ceanothus cultivars (Anchor Bay, Carmel Creeper—blue flowers, west coast native), dwarf jasmines, beauty bush (prunable), ice plants (Delosperma, Carpobrotus—succulent, colorful), periwinkle (avoid full sun in heat).

All evergreen, flowering, frost-tolerant. Mix shrubs and groundcovers for layers.