A little girl is now expecting 25 per cent more luck after she discovered an ultra-rare – FIVE-LEAF CLOVER.
Olivia Wrenn, aged seven, found the rare five-leaf clover on a walk through a Bluebell Wood near her home.
Four-leaf variants of clover are seen to be lucky, but ultra-rare five-leaf clovers are luckier still.
Olivia, of Horton, Somerset, got her mum Karen to preserve the lucky flower by putting it in a laminator, alongside the date.
Proud mum Karen said: “I understand it is very rare to have one. We have kept it and laminated it to preserve it.”
Olivia added: “I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. It’s so pretty.”
It’s really nice, but certainly not ultra- rare.
At least not in Germany.
During my youth in the 50s & 60s I found at least 30 five- leaf- clover each year and about a 100 of “ordinary”- 4 leaf- clover.
In Germany the 5- leaf- clover is not supposed to be as lucky as the classic 4- leaf- one.
I also used to find quite a lot of 6- and 7- leaf- clover.
For my mother’s 70th birthday in August 1991 I searched and found 102 four- leaf- clover during one morning and selected the top- 70 nicest ones for a birthday collage for her.