Oregon Garden 2022, part 2

These images are from May 6 and 7, 2022.

naselle
marionberry marvel in foreground
Lem’s cameo – WOW!
dad’s at a distance
jean marie
Nancy Evans
kimbeth still looks great
lavender haze
naselle with macro lens
hybridized by a local guy – coastal spice – rare and stunning
am I blue?
yummy yak
many moons
fluke
many moons
lavender haze
smaller naselle in Paul Klee window garden
honeybutter
papaya punch
honeybutter
honeybutter
starbright champagne
Karen Triplett
marionberry marvel
R. Occidentale
mandarin lights
Lem’s cameo (macro)
seaview sunset
true blue
Anah Kruschke
goldilocks
oceanlake (divine color)
jean marie – This year they did great for the most part. A few had cold damage from the 19 degree dip this winter. One had two limbs collapse due to the weight of the new growth. Probably my fault for under-feeding in previous years. But in general we have a broad sweep of red from the 26 jean maries. Those in direct sun bloomed earlier. Some in shady spots are still unbloomed.

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.

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