To be brief: the four-leaf clover has nothing to do with Ireland or St. Patrick's Day. The green leafy plant we ought to be associating with St. Patrick is, of course, the shamrock, which is ...

shamrocks! Or wait, are those clovers? The whole shamrock versus clover confusion plays out in so many aspects of the holiday, whether we notice it or not. They're often used interchangeably in ...

Shamrock vs. clover: what's the difference? All shamrocks are clovers, but not all clovers are shamrocks. How can that be, you ask? Clover is the common name for plants of the genus Trifolium ...