Four-leaf clover

Four-leaf white clover (Trifolium repens).

The four-leaf clover is a rare variation of the common three-leaf clover. According to traditional sayings, these clovers bring good luck,^[1] though it is not clear when or how this idea began. One early mention of "Fower-leafed or purple grasse" is from 1640 and says that it was kept in gardens because it was "good for the purples (Purpura) in children or others".^[2]

Four-leaf Clover Media

A four-leaf clover amongst others with three leaves
A five-leaf Trifolium repens
Four-leaf clover pictured in the coat of arms of Lääne-Nigula Parish
The Four leaf clover is used as a symbol by multiple agrarian political parties in Northern and Eastern Europe

References

↑ Harry Oliver (2010). Black Cats & Four-Leaf Clovers: The Origins of Old Wives' Tales and Superstitions in Our Everyday Lives (reprint ed.). Penguin. ISBN 9781101442814.
↑ Parkinson J. 1640. Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants or An Herball of Large Extent. Tho. Cotes. Publisher, London, Pp 1110-1112.

[1] Harry Oliver (2010). Black Cats & Four-Leaf Clovers: The Origins of Old Wives' Tales and Superstitions in Our Everyday Lives (reprint ed.). Penguin. ISBN 9781101442814.

[2] Parkinson J. 1640. Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants or An Herball of Large Extent. Tho. Cotes. Publisher, London, Pp 1110-1112.

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