Last yearB次元官网网址檚 runner up, Victoria claims the title of bloomingest community as spring 2025 approaches.

The city captured the title with 30,328,028,034 blooms counted and registered by residents over the week of March 5 to 12 in the annual Greater Victoria Flower Count.

Saanich was runner up at 7,962,110,409 and the 2025 Winning School and Bloomingest Classroom went to Ms. MollB次元官网网址檚 class at Margaret Jenkins Elementary in Victoria.

B次元官网网址淐ongratulations to the City of Victoria and Kate MollB次元官网网址檚 class at Margaret Jenkins elementary school for leading this year's Greater Victoria Flower Count with an outstanding number of blooms counted,B次元官网网址� said Paul Nursey, CEO of Destination Greater Victoria. B次元官网网址淲ith studentsB次元官网网址� participation, we have once again emphasized the natural beauty and mild spring climate that highlights Greater Victoria as a premier destination."

During the 50th annual Greater Victoria Flower Count, a lighthearted event sponsored and organized by Destination Greater Victoria, residents were encouraged to report flower counts across the region.

Folks counted 44,006,225,366 blooms this year, a jump from the 38 billion blossoms registered last year. Sidney was the bloomingest community in 2024, with more than 17 billion flowers counted and Victoria was runner up at nearly 16 billion. 

The event started in the late 1960s led by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce as a way to draw tourists to the area in winter. In late February, chamber members would visit cities such as Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg, handing out daffodils to the general public, radio stations and newsrooms. In 1976, the event expanded to locals and the Victoria Flower Count was born.

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