By Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer

Here's a foliage plant I haven't grown yet but can imagine a half dozen uses for without half trying.  It is called Santolina virens 'Lemon Fizz.'  I can picture it in light shade at the front edge of a dry shade border.  I think its feathery foliage would be a nice contrast to the thicker leaves of succulents.  It would be striking against black Mexican river pebbles on either side of a sidewalk.  It would look good in a wide, shallow container with a small ornamental grass like Carex 'Toffee Twist.'  Or, I don't know, how would you use it?

The close-up photo is from Native Sons, one of my favorite wholesale nurseries in Southern California.  And the other photo, which gives you a better idea of flat, compact habit, is from The Perennial Blogger.