March is upon us, and the world can use some faith, hope, love and luck. Today we will dive into some fun facts in regard to four-leaf clovers. Please see the top 10 interesting facts regarding four leaf clovers.
- What do the leaves on the four-leaf clover mean? Each leaf has its own meaning. The four leaves are faith, hope, love and luck.
- Druids held the four-leaf clover in high esteem and considered them a sign of luck.
- The plants that produce our four-leaf clovers are Trifolium repens, White Clover.
- In the Middle Ages, a clover with four leaves not only meant good luck but was believed to grant one the ability to see fairies.
- Four leaf clovers are believed to be mutations of the white clover. They are also said to be quite uncommon, with only about 1 in 10,000 plants producing a clover with four leaves.
- If you dream of four-leaf clovers, this may be a subconscious indication that luck is about to come to you.
- 4-leaf clovers are believed to be a portal, an access point that could open up parallel worlds where the supernatural reside.
- Anyone who takes a four-leaf clover with them, supposedly is spared from accidents or unfortunate events.
- Many brands use the four-leaf clover as a symbol. Italian automobile maker Alfa Romeo used to paint a four-leaf clover on the side of their racing cars. SpaceX includes a four-leaf clover on each space mission embroidered patch as a good luck charm.
- Researchers from the University of Georgia have reported finding the gene that turns ordinary three-leaf clovers into the coveted four-leaf types.
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