I've got a couple Hesperocallis seeds I could probably part with. What do you have available for trade?

Peony poppies are annuals and Oriental poppies are perennials. Oriental poppies do not like to be moved but I've done it many times and if they are kept watered they eventually quit sulking and return. They are prickly tho so it's easiest to plant where they will stay. If I were in your situation I'd plant the seeds directly in the garden somewhere there is a bit of space. Peony poppies are fairly distinctive when tiny, the leaves are frilly and a blue-green. I have some coming up in the weirdest places this year, nowhere near where they were last year. I haven't let the Orientals seed lately but I think the leaves are a bit prickly even when young. One thing I've done is cut gallon plastic bleach bottles in 2" rings, push into the soil in between plants a bit and plant in the ring. That way I know where the seeds are and only have to determine which are weeds within the ring.

Dawn- You enjoy those muffins! You just can't beat them! When they are done, you just come on up here and I will have the coffee or tea ready. :) Actually, that sounds like a great way to spend this afternoon while its raining, baking some muffins! I had never seen poppies before, except on the Wizard of Oz, so when we came down here in late March, early April of last year to look at towns and houses, I was in awe to see them all over the sides of the roads. And I think they are just lovely. And after Sammy posted that picture, I think larkspur's are just lovely too, as I had never seen them before either. There is something else here that was growing on the side of the road leading back into our area that I have no idea what it was that was beautiful. I kept telling Josh I was going to sneak up there one night and dig a bunch out to bring back here to plant. Upon a quick google search I think it might have been Indian Paintbrush. Oh and the Redbud trees..we didn't have those in Wichita. If we did they were few and far between. I think Oklahoma has opened my eyes a bit more to natures beauty, gardening, and just soaking it all in. Its a lot different here then being in a big city.

California poppy, given enough water, does very well. You might want to locate that near a drain or something. Deer don't touch my daylillies, but then there are so many other goodies around..... But your list looks reasonably deer-resistant to me. All that stuff will need to be watered regularly for the first year, and likely the second, but once established should only require an occasional soaking.