Larkspur for kids
The Flower Mix-Up. A true story near Larkspur, CA, told for kids 3-12.
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We're in Larkspur! Want to hear how it got its name? It's a funny mistake! A long time ago, a lady named Georgiana Wood looked up at the hills, all covered in pretty blue and purple flowers.
And she said, "Oh! Those are larkspur flowers! Let's call this town Larkspur!" But guess what?
They weren't larkspur at all. They were a different flower called lupine! But the name stuck, and the town has been called Larkspur ever since. So in the spring, when you see blue flowers on the hills, you can say, "Those are lupines, not larkspur!"
Quiz the back seat
The flowers on the hills were really called...
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Lupine. Lupine! Oops, Larkspur!
Fun facts
- Named by Georgiana Wood, who mistook lupine for larkspur.
- Larkspur was incorporated in 1908.
For grown-ups
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