please help an enthused newcomer

Greetings from Saint Paul, Minnesota, where two of four 
days this week have been above 90 degrees (F) and broken 
records from the 1930s.

I had my first dwarf (lil red devil?) open Tuesday, and 
have about 30 blooms of various TB and antique types on the 
verge of opening this week or next, and wish I had a 
digital camera to share images as they progress.

I just discovered this list, and have scanned the first 300
entries, then searched the archives for "brown" and "leaves"
and "disease" -- came up with "pineappling" syndrome, but 
I don't think that's my problem.

Two main questions:

First: In one bed of four relatively healty rhizomes, 
(all of which had respectable fans last year, but 
only one stalk/2 blooms) three are struggling to put 
up half-size fans of brownish leaves.
The one (I think) that flowered last year looks fine, but 
these off-colored leaves are frightening..? They do not seem
"dry" or "brittle" but I have not enough experience to know 
whether lack of water is the problem.

The bed is about 24" round, slightly raised from the level 
of the surrounding grass, and rhizomes visible about 30% 
of their mass.

Any input?  If it has been previously covered, please
refer me to a post number (I don't want to scan the other
27,098 postings)

Second: I have figured out the abbreviations on many
of the posts (TB, SIB, LA, ADMIN) but not on others.
I LOVE the practice of subject tagging, but is there
a sort of "glossary" of terms/abbreviations available?

Again, if this is covered elsewhere, please send a reference.

Thank You, and Joyful Standards and Lush Falls to you all.



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