get hydrangeas to blossom

Looking for help to get hydrangeas to blossom. Mature plants approx. 5 yrs. They did blossom the first couple years. Now I get lots of green, one flower, out of 3 plants. They are for my zone in Maine.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 08/31/2015 @ 2:14 am

You likely have to much Nitrogen in the soil. This will cause lots of lush green and little to not flowering.

Adding Phosphorous with a fertilizer like Bone Meal will help.

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