you can divide mostly year round where your at.I think they always recomended in the spring.They also respond well to pruneing.it will go through a growth spurt.I think your browning may be too much water or not draining fast enough.You've had a wet year this year also.
you can dig them and seperate them,its easy to tell by the roots growth& if your beds drainage was a problem could raise the bed or add some gravel 3-4 inches below their roots.

I have 2 in a pot,the larger pot I added some foam peanuts.I was getting brown stems and some leaves.mine seem to always look ratty,they only look good when I forget about um,plus our summers really roast them here.I useually ground them in the summer,but left potted this year(which was good...cause where it useually grounds....a tree landed durring Rita..so was a blessing)Mine are from seed 3 years now?maybe 4,but about that& hopeing for blooms.

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they also list as a desert landscape plant so guess they can tolerate dryness.when you divide them they'll have a growth spurt so will fill in the spot if you remove the shrub.good luck,least the weather scooler now.

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