🌹👑 We have a winner! 👑🌹 With over 17 BILLION BLOOMS counted, @townofsidneybc is 2024's Bloomingest Community for the second year in a row!🏆🌷 ⁣ Thank you to everyone who counted flowers in your communities. You helped spread spring cheer across the region and the nation!🌻

Our biggest thank you goes to all community members, schools, & students who participated in the 49th Annual Flower Count. You are the reason for this event's success, making us proud to say we work, play, and live in Greater Victoria. 🌷 Until 2025 - our 50th year! 💐

The Bloomingest Classroom of the 49th Greater Victoria Flower Count is... 🥁 Ms. Lake's Class, coming in STRONG with 8,049,629,422 blooms counted! 💐 Each student wins a free trip to @butchartgardens escorted by @LALimoVictoria! A big congratulations to these students! 🏆

Flower Fun Fact: This vibrant violet-blue flower is called a Scilla. It's ignored by rabbits, deer, & chipmunks, allowing it to thrive in Greater Victoria's springtime. 💜 Tune into @chek_news at 5PM today to learn which Community will be crowned the Bloomingest of 2024! 🏆👑

Flower Fun Fact: Daffodils are the birth flower of March! 💛 As one of the first signs of spring, this yellow flower symbolizes joy and happiness around the world, as well as friendship, new beginnings, and hope. 📸: Jeff and Holly Wiman (@travelbugs01 on IG) | #FlowerCount

The weekend tally is in... and #FlowerCount is getting quite heated! 💐 Victoria and Sidney muster everything they have in their Flower Power, with Victoria gaining the momentum! Keep on counting those blooms - we have 2 days before we decide on our winner! 🌷🌼🌸

Flower Fun Fact: Did you know there are three different blooming, pink trees in Greater Victoria? Plum blossoms, peach blossoms, and cherry blossoms all bloom, and generally in that order. What's your favourite Victoria landmark to see dressed-up in pink? 🌸 #FlowerCount

Flower Fun Fact: Abkhazi Garden, located in Fairfield, was cultivated by a true Prince and Princess! 👑 Theirs is a love story for the ages! Why not head over to @abkhazigardentlc this weekend and count all the flowers you can see? They're in full bloom 🌹🌼🌷 #FlowerCount

Flower Fun Fact: Here are some common flowers that bloom around Greater Victoria in the early spring: 💛 daffodils 💜 crocuses 🌺 rhododendron 🌷 tulips 💮 magnolia 🤍 lilies 🪻 hyacinth How many of these have you seen so far? 📸 Jeff and Holly Wiman (IG: @travelbugs01)

And with that, our Friday #FlowerCount is all wrapped up! Keep counting your neighbourhood’s flowers this weekend – and don't forget to add to your municipality’s tally! Click the link in our bio to submit your count. 🌷🌼🌸

Flower Fun Fact: These green-flowered hellebores are just beginning their bloom. Only the centre of the bloom is a flower - the outer 'petals' are modified leaves. 🌱 Thank you to Gary Woodburn for the unique flower find! | #FlowerCount

How does it feel like to be a billionaire? Just ask the @townofsidneybc and the @cityofvictoria 🎉🌹 On Day 2 of Flower Count, Sidney and Victoria storm ahead to the 4 billion mark, leaving the competition in their flower dust! Will @esquimaltbc catch up...?! #FlowerCount

Flower Fun Fact: there's a Japanese term reserved for flower viewing! 'Hanami' is the practice of viewing cherry blossoms or having a picnic party under the trees. Luckily, Hanami is easy to do in Victoria with our thousands of cherry & plum blossoms. 🌸💮 📸: Mariel Maraña

The @townofsidneybc came out in full bloom today counting over 815 million blooms! WOW! 👏💐 But just because Sidney has won today's flower battle, doesn’t mean they’ve won the blossom war... Head to hubs.li/Q02nwYw90 to submit your count today. 🌸 #FlowerCount