Barbra, have a look at "Devine" - I have several and they are small, fragrant and prolific bloomers.

Gold Coast Peach(y) and Daeng Maha Choke (AKA Bangkok Fire). The first might not be the color you're looking for but the fragrance is supposed to be wonderful and it's supposed to be compact. The second is definitely a hot color and it's also supposed to have a great scent. :)

-Robert

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Barbra,
A Dwarf Singapore Pink will be a great addition to your beds. It color is muted but mine blooms so much it makes up for it in volume and the fragrance is noticeable when near the plant. See the pic below. it sat in full sun all summer without a single scorched leaf or sun damage. I may have some cuttings in the spring depending on how it needs to be shaped and what i can cut since there are 3 sets of seed pods. If I have cuttings in the spring I'll start one for you.

I'm also trying out the JJ "mini" series with a mini white and mini devine. They are still pretty small but doing well. Between the two mini devine is more colorful.

For dwarf or very low-growing I'm afraid the selection of hot colors is pretty limited. There are a couple like Key West Red and Jungle Jack's Mini Red that might work, along with Divine, which should be pretty vibrant pink in our heat.

Robert, I think Barbra may already have Bangkok Fire. She has quite a collection!

K, that DSP is gorgeous, very fluffy-looking.

Oh, and there's Star Ruby, Barbra. That might be a good one for you.

Jen, I found an old posting from you saying that both Pink Pansey, and My Valentine are low growers. I have both of them planted in the back row. I will need to move them up in the spring. I have Wildfire, not Bangkok Fire. I will probably order the dwaft and low growers the first of the year, when FC has their sale. I will research until then, and decide what I want. I know I want Dwarf Watermellon, and have already put in a order for next April. Barbra

Barbra, both are supposed to be compact--not necessarily low-growing--especially Pink Pansy, but my experience with My Valentine so far is not proving that.

I bought a single-tip rooted plant, about 17" tall, in the summer of 2010 and it hasn't bloomed yet. I measured it a couple of days ago and it's hit 36" tall now with no branching. So I wouldn't call that compact.

Plus, I think when growers say compact they may mean "blooms on shorter branches when it does bloom", not necessarily "a short-growing tree", if that makes sense.

Just off the top of my head:

Pink Pansey
JJ California Sunset
Penang Peach
JJ Divine
King Kalakua >akaJJ Jackie
Maile
JL Goldilocks
Bali Hai
Defel

There is a start!

Forgot to list:

Loretta ;)