Flower ID - Something growing outside in CA

[SpringCity]

I was recently in California and saw these. I think they're pretty and was hoping they may also be available in a commercial cut flower somewhere. I hope someone knows what it is so I can ask for it:

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp263/springcity_photos/redstuff.jpg

 

[bloomz]

Humboldt Skunk.

 

[Pandalou]

Looks like "bottle brush" to me.
Sharon

http://floridagardener.com/pom/Callistemon.htm

 

[aileen_c]

No I don't think it's bottle brush. the leaves look like it would be a succulent....off to research

 

[Rhonda]

looks like some type of sedum

 

[Palms]

I thought bottle brush but would be better to see a side view. These seem to grow a lot in spain.

 

[RWK]

It might be a variety of a shrub called santolina sp.

 

[Connie]

To me, it looks like a little plant which, in this area, is commonly called ice plant.

 

[SpringCity]

If it helps, it looked like a shrub or ground cover; it was growing very low

 

[Dazeal]

My guess is a type of Euphorbia and if that is not right, a type of banksia Protea.

 

[Beth]

Similar to what others have said, it has ice plant leaves and bottle brush flowers.

 

[dlnfloral]

Looks like a sedum to me - Sedum album "Purpureum" would be my guess. A great ground cover.

 

[logan]

Callistemon...Bottle Brush, tons of them here, very large ones too...nice, think they are Australian native, but like Palms remind me of Spain too.

 

[RWK]

Callistemon citrinus or other Callistemon are grouped as small trees......not groundcovers.

If it was one of the Banksias.....the bloom would be a different shape. I am ruling out one of the protea species as well, as they are not classified as groundcovers either.

I think it is a variety of Santolina. That group of shrubs is classified as a groundcover by most landscape horticulturalists. Most species have that greyish-green foliage. The species that we know here in SC is Santolina chamecyparus - that one has yellow blooms of the smae shape as these pictured.