I love growing herbs though all of mine have died. Didn't get them inside off my front porch before freezing temps hit.
Love growing lemon grass. Had a gorgeous tall bunch in a large pot but moved it out ti my back deck after ants decided to make their home in the pot.
I like the edibles to cook & season with but really love growing tuberous begonias. They keep coming back every year even when my pot looked like it all died off. They are growing again in my house in the middle if winter.
In calif, the pothos & succulent plants did best for me but I lived in Santa Clarita then Antelope Valley after leaving the San Fernando Valley so it was desert living there & not much else survived heat even indoors