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The bloomin’ numbers

Antebellum exhibit

Antebellum exhibit (jonathan baskin)

After Macy’s opens its doors tomorrow for “Tower of Flowers,” its 37th annual flower show, visitors will take in the colorful sight over the show’s two-week run. With 12 months of prep and millions of flowers shipped in from all over the world, we’ve got the dirt on all the details that go into this floral spectacular.

* 3500 miles traveled by the cacao tree. The original cuttings for this tree were planted in the tropical rainforests of Brazil, then grown in southern Florida and trucked to New York.

*60 New York designers, planners, florists and landscapers worked together to plan the event.

*17,857 people expected to walk through the flower show daily.

*100,000 square feet in the entire show, which will take over the ground floor of the store.

*50 countries represented by flowers in the show, including Israel, Holland, Japan and China.

* People responsible for the “English cottage” garden. On average, five people have a hand in every garden.

*5 days to assemble the whole show.

*6 Macy’s windows decked out in floral arrangements.

*6 floral designers to create a rotating centerpiece. Each designer’s piece will be on display for two days starting tomorrow.

*20 hoses used to water the gardens.

*1,500 pots of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths planted for the show.

*30 watering cans used to feed the thousands of flowers.

*10 theme gardens within the show. These include the Antebellum Garden (pictured), the Japanese Garden and the Tropical Garden, among others.

*2 floor cranes used to lift and place heavy plants.

*10: Height, in feet, of the tallest cherry tree in the show.

*400: Weight, in pounds, of the heaviest cherry tree on display.

Macy’s Herald Square

151 W. 34th St.

Free hours are offered every half hour between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; call the Flower Show Hot Line for more information at 212-494-4495.