Four-leaf clover. Credit: Canva Whether you're planning on attending a St Paddy's parade or painting the town green this year, you don't want to be without your new lucky charm.

Although it has been said that four-leaf clovers are exceedingly rare—as few as one in 10,000—an independent study carried out by Swiss researchers looked at 5.7 million clovers and found that ...

There are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers for every “lucky” four-leaf clover. There are no clover plants that naturally produce four leaves, which is why four-leaf clovers are so rare.