Kitchen Towel - Pink Gerbera Daisies

There are so many stories about the daisy. In literature, Goethe immortalized the daisy when Marguerite needed to know if Faust loved her as she plucked the daisy petals and said, "He loves me. He loves me not." The daisy received its scientific name, Bellis, from mythology. It is said that the guardian deity of the orchards pursued a young tree nymph without reciprocation. As she sought to escape him, the nymph asked the gods for help. The powerful king of Argos was grandfather to the nymph, so when she appealed to the gods for help, they transformed her into a tiny flower named Bellis, allowing her to escape a terrible fate. There is also a Christian legend involving this cheerful flower. It tells that the Wise Men, while on their journey to find the Baby Jesus requested a sign to help them find the actual birthplace once in Jerusalem. They noticed many clusters of small, white, daisies near a stable. Recognizing the flower's resemblance to the star overhead, they knew they had found the Holy Family. The name, "Daisy" is thought to come from Anglo Saxon words "daes eage" meaning, literally, "day's eye". The daisy is believed, by some, to be the bringer of good fortune and blissful pleasure. Others say it symbolizes innocence and purity. Along with the Sweet Pea, the Daisy is also one of APRIL's birth flowers. For such a simple little flower, the daisy has a long, impressive list of stories surrounding it. These Gerbera or "Gerber" daisies are generally larger than their "true daisy" relatives, some as large as small sunflowers. Gerbera daisies are the 5th Most Popular Flower In The World! Gerbera daisies represent cheerfulness, joy, friendship and good luck. The pink Gerbera daisy, specifically, is symbolic of gratitude and a beautiful was of saying, "Thank you". These incredibly lovely flowers are of the "single Gerbera" variety, as noted with the single-sized petals and greenish-yellow eye. It is shown here in the "folded in half" orientation because I am forever draping my dish towels across the oven handle.