Shamrock 4 Leaf Clover Views
A four leaf clover refers to an aberration of a three leaf clover plant, /“white clover.r” The white clover is a deep green flowering vine with white blossoms. It is the original shamrock plant of Ireland and the unofficial state symbol. The shamrock already has powerful associations, and its occasional production of an extra leaf makes the rare four leaf clover especially lucky.
Your explanation of the difference between the shamrock and clover is wrong and misleading. First, while the four leaf clover is a symbol of good luck for Americans, it has absolutely nothing to do with the shamrock. It is not the American version of the shamrock to be used on St Patricks logos. Anyone who uses the four leaf clover as a substitute is ignorant. Also you state /” it is the original shamrock plant of Irelande” This absolutely false. A shamrock has no connection with the four leaf clover. It is a totally different plant. It is especially insulting to people of Irish heritage to have ignorant people substituting a t“luckyt” symbol for a meaningful cultural, nationalistic and religious symbol. Please correct your message. Thanks, Frank Ward
First off, we’d like to thank you for your comment and your passion for the topic at hand. The statement about the four leaf clover being the ‘American version’ was taken from the clerk at the local grocery store. That statement illustrates the confusion between the shamrock and the four leaf clover, which is why we chose to write the blog in the first place. Second, the source of our information came from several reputable online sites such as Wikipedia.com and Webster’s Online Dictionary. We’d also like to state that our comment regarding “it is the original shamrock plant of Ireland” is referring to the ‘white clover’ (the shamrock or Trifolium repens) not the four leaf clover.
First off, I’d like to thank you for commenting on our blog. Unfortunately I think the purpose for this post was misinterpreted. Our intention for writing this blog was to define how it is that the four leaf clover and the shamrock get confused regarding St. Patrick’s Day. They are often mistaken for one another. For example, my director showed me just yesterday that we have ‘shamrock gold coins’ (labeled that way) that we could have used for our St. Patrick’s Day party. However, displayed (quite visibly) is a four leaf clover, not a shamrock. It was not our intent to state that the reasons mentioned were the only differences between the two plants especially in a botanical reference.
Shamrock 4 Leaf Clover Images
