Just when I thought I was finally catching up to everyone else in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, users have shared what happens when you achieve the elusive five-star island rating. So chuffed to be reminded I am years away from reaching five stars. Love it.
When you achieve a perfect five-star rating on your island and maintain it for some consecutive days, a type of flower – Lily of the Valley – appears. The flower is nothing new to the Animal Crossing universe, but we’re only just hearing about it in New Horizons because more and more people are reaching the milestone.
Behold, the Lily of the Valley (right) and some golden roses (left). Sigh.
I got my first golden rose AND lily of the valley overnight! So chuffed 🙂 #AnimalCrossing #ACNH pic.twitter.com/rMd9m1OWmW
— Zanny (@thestitchybaker) May 24, 2020
You can’t buy the flower as a seed and you can’t grow it either. You must earn it.
According to Twitter user @thestitchybaker, once you achieve the five-star rating, Isabelle will gift you the recipe for a gold watering can. Use it to water black roses and gold ones should appear near it. So turns out I can’t do a lot of things without a five-star rating. Hahaha.
goldie watering my gold roses 🥺💛✨ #acnh pic.twitter.com/nijrh1xIyW
— celina 🌸 (@celinieee) May 23, 2020
When you are start a large scale remodelling project and find a lily the valley instead. #AnimalCrossing pic.twitter.com/X6lCbZw8pe
— Radio Static🛸 (@JocelynRangelS) May 24, 2020
This is now my only reason to maintain a 5-star rating 😭 #acnh #maple pic.twitter.com/OkOXhER6mA
— uptownbunk (@uptownbunk) May 23, 2020
Whatever, it’s not even that pretty. I don’t care. I do. I absolutely do. I want a Lily of the Valley!!!
Oh my god.
https://twitter.com/AcnhJoge/status/1264265563682926592
A LILY OF THE VALLEY!!! which means i finally have a 5 star island omg #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/ye1y7qqrW9
— ash (✿◠‿◠) (@ashooleys) May 24, 2020
Even though I have mannequins everywhere (trying to get a rock garden), I woke to my first Lily of the Valley in the area where I am keeping all my unique flowers #ACNH #AnimalCrossing pic.twitter.com/qA6LwtUFIa
— Cody Olivier (@thebeast33) May 24, 2020
My island is so ugly compared to all of these islands. I’m so salty.
Reader, if I knew what I was doing I would absolutely walk you through – step by step – how to achieve a five-star island rating. But I don’t, so I can’t. All I can offer you is this Brooklyn Nine-Nine x Animal Crossing mashup. I’m sorry (I’m not).
If you have any five-star island rating tips, please email me at steffanie.tan@pedestriangroup.com.au.
