How rare they are depends on, we believe, a combination of genetics and environmental factors. So, presumably if you have the genetics for it, and the environmental conditions, it would be possible, even potentially likely, to find several on the same plant or group of plants in the same area.
I have heard that if you find a four leaf clover, it is likely that there will be other four leaf clover around it. It is believed to be caused by a recessive gene, but that theory is debatable.
I’m 49 and have never found one. I need to bucket list that
cloudtrotter4
What’s your address? I need some luck
Slight_Knight
I have found literally hundreds of them over my lifetime. I have already found over a dozen this season alone. They aren’t that rare, people just don’t look.
My eye catches them before I even realize I’ve seen them.
tsunami141
Well, rarer now that you reduced their gene pool by 2.
AtticsBasement
Found two last year, one in Oregon and another in California. Like the OP, they are fairly large.
vlsdo
Not sure how rare globally, but I’m 40, spent a lot of time around clover, and never seen a four leaf one yet. Not like I usually hunt for them though.
Grumm6488
They arent rare at all. Ive found like 15 of them in a small patch of clovers.
onslaught1584
I’ve found dozens in the same general area before. When I was a kid, I would spend hours in my back yard collecting them. They’re not really rare at all.
Beingforthetimebeing
My husband finds them and gives them to me as a token of his love. Yes they are all over. Just look!
Gloomy_Evergreen
Usually find them everytime im in the yard but on the same hand I have my head always down looking in the grass
mountainbird57
I’ve found a couple hundred in my life. I usually find them in clusters, so in some patches they’re really common and in some patches I can’t find any at all.
activepaws
i spent so much time outside as a kid hunting for four leaf clovers, only ever found around 4 or 5
KazooButtplug69
Found a large white clover, 4 leaves, yesterday. I do they think run in batches because of genetics.
TakeARipPotatoChip
We have an entire patch of 4 leaf clovers that grows in a specific area of my yard, but everything else around it is the regular 3 leaf!
frntwe
I have never found one. My 89 yr old father can find them in just minutes
Quartermaster2108
I had a roommate who’s father had a large picture frame full of 4 leafs. He said he was color blind and when he mowed his lawn, they showed white to him while the rest of the lawn was not.
Those are some of the nicest ones I’ve seen. I planted some clover in my backyard last year, and over the weekend I found 2 4-leafs but they weren’t as nice as this, but then the next day I found a 5-leaf! Still waiting on that lucky 7 leaf clover.
Designer_Bite3869
My son found 6 while we were watching my daughters soccer game. He then proceeds to find a 5 leaf clover and I believe a 6 in the same area. I proceeded to look for an hour and didn’t find a single one
CautiousPercentage49
My mother is always able to find them in any clover patch hahaha
Arkenstahl
4 leaves seem pretty common tbh. the rare thing I’ve only found twice in my life (once in MN and the other in IN) was bi-color leaves. the MN, all 4 leaves were half green half yellow. the IN, only 2 leaves were half yellow.
Arya_kidding_me
If you find one, you’ll find several in the same patch.
I have over 100 from my old house, and just found a patch at my new house and have found about 20 in the past 2 weeks. I only spend a minute or two looking and can usually find at least 5 at a time.
Santovious
Wait till you find 8 leaves…
littleguy632
I found a talking clover before but passed out after that.
elkbugle420
At my elementary school in the field there was a mutant clover patch that grew all 4 and 5-leaf clovers. It was so cool as a kid ! I would pick them and sell them for a dollar. LOL
LarYungmann
Here is a hint…
When finding a four leaf clover, don’t pull it.
Carefully find the vine that the clover is attached to. Carefully pull that vine up without breaking the vine. ( it helps whenever the soil is wet )
There is a very good chance you will find multiple four leaf clovers growing on that one long vine.
I have found vines that are 1 and 2 feet long and with several four leaf clovers.
Sunrise_Eyes7
Not very rare at all. I’m no expert, but I believe it’s a genetic abnormality that can be found in patches. So typically, if you find one, there’s probably more in the same patch. I also feel like the more you pick from a patch, the more grow? I have no real scientific basis for this, but I find 4 leaf clovers all. the. time. And since I moved in my house 10 years ago and pick them very frequently, my front yard is now a large 4 leaf clover factory that only gets larger every year.
Benay21
I hadn’t found one in my 30 years of life, until I started working in a garden- there’s a patch that surely has a mutation, as I’ve found dozens in the same area. 5, 6, and 7 leaf too!
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How rare they are depends on, we believe, a combination of genetics and environmental factors. So, presumably if you have the genetics for it, and the environmental conditions, it would be possible, even potentially likely, to find several on the same plant or group of plants in the same area.
https://site.extension.uga.edu/laurensgarden/2022/03/the-science-and-secrets-of-four-leaf-clovers/
I have heard that if you find a four leaf clover, it is likely that there will be other four leaf clover around it. It is believed to be caused by a recessive gene, but that theory is debatable.
Supposedly about 1 in 5000, overall. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-leaf_clover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-leaf_clover)
I’m 49 and have never found one. I need to bucket list that
What’s your address? I need some luck
I have found literally hundreds of them over my lifetime. I have already found over a dozen this season alone. They aren’t that rare, people just don’t look.
My eye catches them before I even realize I’ve seen them.
Well, rarer now that you reduced their gene pool by 2.
Found two last year, one in Oregon and another in California. Like the OP, they are fairly large.
Not sure how rare globally, but I’m 40, spent a lot of time around clover, and never seen a four leaf one yet. Not like I usually hunt for them though.
They arent rare at all. Ive found like 15 of them in a small patch of clovers.
I’ve found dozens in the same general area before. When I was a kid, I would spend hours in my back yard collecting them. They’re not really rare at all.
My husband finds them and gives them to me as a token of his love. Yes they are all over. Just look!
Usually find them everytime im in the yard but on the same hand I have my head always down looking in the grass
I’ve found a couple hundred in my life. I usually find them in clusters, so in some patches they’re really common and in some patches I can’t find any at all.
i spent so much time outside as a kid hunting for four leaf clovers, only ever found around 4 or 5
Found a large white clover, 4 leaves, yesterday. I do they think run in batches because of genetics.
We have an entire patch of 4 leaf clovers that grows in a specific area of my yard, but everything else around it is the regular 3 leaf!
I have never found one. My 89 yr old father can find them in just minutes
I had a roommate who’s father had a large picture frame full of 4 leafs.
He said he was color blind and when he mowed his lawn, they showed white to him while the rest of the lawn was not.
https://preview.redd.it/pld97of1z0zc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4750f4e5cc5eb5a69d94923baa8c7a58a25bf38e
Those are some of the nicest ones I’ve seen. I planted some clover in my backyard last year, and over the weekend I found 2 4-leafs but they weren’t as nice as this, but then the next day I found a 5-leaf! Still waiting on that lucky 7 leaf clover.
My son found 6 while we were watching my daughters soccer game. He then proceeds to find a 5 leaf clover and I believe a 6 in the same area. I proceeded to look for an hour and didn’t find a single one
My mother is always able to find them in any clover patch hahaha
4 leaves seem pretty common tbh. the rare thing I’ve only found twice in my life (once in MN and the other in IN) was bi-color leaves. the MN, all 4 leaves were half green half yellow. the IN, only 2 leaves were half yellow.
If you find one, you’ll find several in the same patch.
I have over 100 from my old house, and just found a patch at my new house and have found about 20 in the past 2 weeks. I only spend a minute or two looking and can usually find at least 5 at a time.
Wait till you find 8 leaves…
I found a talking clover before but passed out after that.
At my elementary school in the field there was a mutant clover patch that grew all 4 and 5-leaf clovers. It was so cool as a kid ! I would pick them and sell them for a dollar. LOL
Here is a hint…
When finding a four leaf clover, don’t pull it.
Carefully find the vine that the clover is attached to. Carefully pull that vine up without breaking the vine. ( it helps whenever the soil is wet )
There is a very good chance you will find multiple four leaf clovers growing on that one long vine.
I have found vines that are 1 and 2 feet long and with several four leaf clovers.
Not very rare at all. I’m no expert, but I believe it’s a genetic abnormality that can be found in patches. So typically, if you find one, there’s probably more in the same patch. I also feel like the more you pick from a patch, the more grow? I have no real scientific basis for this, but I find 4 leaf clovers all. the. time. And since I moved in my house 10 years ago and pick them very frequently, my front yard is now a large 4 leaf clover factory that only gets larger every year.
I hadn’t found one in my 30 years of life, until I started working in a garden- there’s a patch that surely has a mutation, as I’ve found dozens in the same area. 5, 6, and 7 leaf too!