These images are from May 6 and 7, 2022.
Today is May 8, and I expect we are close to peak bloom. Still waiting for some of the Paul Klee window jean maries to blossom. In 2021 I addressed a serious weevil infestation which had been running amok for years. We live in an area rife with black vine weevils, which feed on rhododendron leaves as adults, and to make matters worse, their larvae feed on rhododendron roots and may become severe enough to kill the plant. Since the weevils feed on native shrubbery, such as salal and myrica, I removed competing shrubs from with a few feet of the rhododendrons. It’s still a constant battle. The best defense is healthy plants. Last year I used Tanglefoot and diatomaceous earth and encircled the plants with coffee grounds. This year, mid-summer, I plan to release 50,000,000 nematodes to eat the weevil babies. I also upped my application of fertilizer to compensate for the too-well-drained sandy soil. Things are improving, even the few plants I actually considered euthanizing.