№14
Fabaceae.
Bright, with floral violet notes.
Mildly sweet, particularly the flowers.
A perennial plant to about 40cm that is in peak bloom from May to early July. The flowers look like pink or pinkish- purple pompoms made up of many individual florets.
This is the species of the famous four-leaf clover. Legend has it that Eve carried a four-leaf clover with her when expelled from the Garden of Eden, so it represents a small piece of paradise on earth. The chances of finding a four- leaf clover are estimated at 10,000 to 1 (so there has to be at least one in a bottle of The Botanist somewhere!).
Explore the locally foraged plants that we use to make The Botanist gin.
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