St. Patrick's Day Trivia: The Odds of Finding a Four-Leaf Clover

The odds of spotting a four-leaf clover are pretty darn small-about 1 in 10,000, actually. Chalk that up to the fact that the appearance of extra leaves is the result of a genetic mutation. The world-record holder-a 56-leaf clover!-was grown by a retired crop researcher in Japan in 2009. Wanna get lucky? Plant white clover (left) as a ground cover or in containers. Even the garden-variety shamrocks are sure to delight.

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