Ploeg explaining to Malay Mail the symbolic meaning behind growing sunflowers at the MH17 National Monument. He said the flight crashed in sunflower fields, which are characteristic of eastern Ukraine’s landscape and growing the flowers at the monument is a symbolic gesture for the next-of-kin. Amsterdam is currently still transitioning from winter to spring and the flower has yet to reflourish as seen in this video. — Video by Thasha Jayamanogaran
