They do indeed do well in the UK. Christopher Lloyd grew lots of Dierama at Great Dixter. I have maybe half a dozen species here, not too far away from Dixter
On Monday, 23 March 2015, Ken Walkup k*@cornell.edu [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> No, no one did. I haven't grown Dierama myself, but they seem unjustifiably unknown. I get the impression that they've become popular in Britain though. As summer-rainfall plants, they should do well in most of the eastern US, with hardiness varying between species.
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