New Yorkers take home daffodil bulbs and wildflower seeds in annual citywide planting push

Hundreds of New Yorkers stopped by Union Square on Sunday to pick up daffodil bulbs and wildflower seeds as part of a long-running citywide planting effort.

The event was part of the Daffodil Project , an initiative launched after Sept. 11, 2001, as a symbol of remembrance and renewal by the nonprofit New Yorkers for Parks. It was the fourth of seven events scheduled across the five boroughs over two weeks.

Every year, tens of thousands of people pick up free bulbs and plant them in street tree pits or community gardens. The flowers bloom in the spring.

The project began when a Dutch bulb farmer donated 1 million daffodil bulbs to New York City in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks. New Yorkers for Parks took on the initiative, and it has since become a key part of its advoca