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.

What we do know is that the four-leaf clover has been a symbol of luck for centuries. Just to name a few examples, it's mentioned in a book from the 1600s, it was carried as soldier's good-luck ...

Surely if you have ever found a four-leaf clover you have thought "This will give good luck!" or "This means I'm really lucky". And yes, for some reason this plant has always been ...

In other words, the four-leaf clover is quite the multi-purpose charm for good fortune. But whatever you do, don't mix up your average four-leaf clover with a shamrock, a.k.a. a three -leaf clover.