I'm writing a book with crazy seasons, which plants could survive both a freezing winter and a desert-like summer?

Tetraneuris acaulis

Zephyranthes candida

Dalea greggii

Calliandra eriophylla

Chrysactinia mexicana

Glandularia gooddingii

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Melampodium leucanthum

Penstemon eatonii 

Oenothera caespitosa