Question
I bought a bush yesterday from a stall on the Ramblas in Barcelona and forgot to ask what it was.  At the moment it is about two feet high, has foot long branches covered with mid-green laurel-like leaves and topped with a red flower made up of hundreds of soft red spines.  I have sent a poor-quality webcam shot of it which still may prove to be better than my descriptive powers.  Thank you for your help.

Answer
Hello Jonathan,

Your plant is a member of the genus Callistemon, tear a leaf and if it has a citrus smell the species is citrinus...if not then it is speciosus. The common name is either citrus or showy bottlebrush here in the states.

Thank you for including a picture...makes my job much easier.

Your plant is beautiful...I'm very jealous! We can't grow them where I'm at.

Thank you for your question,
Angie