What is wrong with my azaleas

last year

We planted these three azaleas about 6 years ago. They were bought from a local nursery, and are the type that blooms in the spring and fall. For the past several years they have not had many leaves. as can be seen in the photo. Plenty of flowers but relatively no leaves. You can see the leaves on the one between the two azaleas in the forground and the one in the back ground. Is this a problem and if so what can I do to correct it.

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
last year
Do you know what type of azaleas they are? Are they recommended for your location/zone?

There are several reasons for lack of leaves - azalea type, watering issues (too much, too little) or pest problems. Not enough detail provided to determine what specifically.
KR Nuttle
Original Author
last year
They are Encore Azaleas, and we are about 20 miles east of Raleigh NC. We have many Encore Azaleas in the yard. These are in full sun from early afternoon until evening. Watering is on the natural watering schedule which this summer has been on the sparse side, but the problem has been there for three or four years previous. The Encore Azaleas between them as you can see is fully leafed out.

Since all three are the same variety, they all receive the same amount of water and sunlight, and it seems they would all be exposed to the same disease, I have been at a lose to figure out what that to do about them
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