Two million purple crocus corms were planted last autumn in Great Britain and Ireland as part of Rotary's End Polio Now campaign, which aims to eradicate the disease worldwide.

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Rotary clubs across the UK plant purple crocuses as a reminder of their ongoing campaign to protect every last child in the world from polio.