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Calistemon
Morning all from trying to b sunny Norfolk, Kates sisters just arrived for a few days from Retford north east midlands and shes brought some i can only describe as black grass and 4 semi ripe cuttings of Bottle Brush Callistemon, am i right in ,hormone powder,good compost,and a good watering and unheated g/house or cold frame,shall i bag it over ( i use plastic bottles cut to size) or leave it bare,,,The black grass ( stunning ) in pots the grass 5/6 inches high strong, shall I over winter as the other as its just been dug up and potted to bring it here,im instructed its rampant, so im ready ,any advice please 
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Is it this one Alan https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=3636 ?
Sunny? Not here it isn't - overcast and chilly - we're heading into the city for a day of food and culture
Oh, and maybe a little bit of shopping
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just wait Alan and Dove, It will be p.......g down soon
In the sticks near Peterborough
12.30 and nut you r right its P.........g it down, Right Dove yes that's the one, Mondo ,do i need to over winter in cold frame please.......