Yellow is the color of Remembrance

Each year since 2001, over 20,000 New Yorkers volunteer to plant 500,000 daffodils in public areas. The daffodils are donated by a bulb growing company in the Netherlands.

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The Daffodil Project was founded in response to the attacks of September 11 as a memorial, which would raise the spirits of New Yorkers and revitalize parks and communities throughout the five boroughs. A joint endeavor between NY4P and the Department of Parks & Recreation, volunteers plant bulbs all over the city each fall, and in the spring communities come together to celebrate their blooming as visible symbols of perseverance and restoration.

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