Container plant for very sunny patch

[harrietm87]

Our tiny south facing front garden is paved and gets very hot (London). I’ve got a star Jasmine in a pot that’s doing really well with lots of watering and feeding, but I had a hydrangea in a pot beside it which had the same treatment and it’s basically burnt to a crisp.

Can anyone recommend other plant(s) that do well in containers and survive exposed heat? I don’t mind investing in very large pots if needed. Ideally something that would grow quite big to disguise the lack of greenery and bins!

Herbs such as rosemary, thyme, marjoram - lavender (not very big plants, though). I've got a Leylandii (fir tree) that's been living in a big pot for years which gets very little attention and has still managed to get to 8 feet despite no feeding or re-potting. It gets lots of sun.
(The leylandii snuck up on me... I used to run the plant stall for our village fete and the unsold stuff would mostly get popped into my garden. I still have no idea what some of the plants are - I wish everyone who donates plants would label them!)

Nb. People may suggest bamboo, but in my experience they need a LOT of water.

Thanks @granstable. I was ideally hoping for a shrub somewhere in between the herbs you mention and a leylandii in size! But I should plant another rosemary as they are lovely.

I’m an inexperienced gardener so something robust would be best.