How to Use larkspur in a Sentence

larkspur

noun

• So, the tulips will bloom and die back, and then your larkspur will come up.
  — Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
• But larkspur and corn poppies are not seen so often this way.
  — Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 16 Oct. 2017
• Poppy leaves are blue-green ruffles; larkspur’s are fine and hairlike.
  — Margaret Roach, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2020
• Flower seeds to sow now (the sooner the better): Alyssum, candytuft, forget-me-not, poppies, larkspur and cornflower.
  — NOLA.com, 6 Jan. 2018
• Blue/Purple Iris, scabiosa, lisianthus, larkspur, and sweet pea all glow like poetry in a vase with ranunculus and old roses.
  — Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
• Delicate, pale blue larkspur and a deeper hit of blue thistle mimic the airy pattern in the armchair’s fabric, and the foliage of wax flower became the piercing green of the cat’s eyes.
  — Lindsey Taylor, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2018
• Back-country skiers love it for the spectacular scenery and easy access while hikers love it for the columbines, lupine, larkspur and almost 300 species of wildflowers that erupt each spring and summer.
  — Mary Forgione, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
• Snapdragon and stocks should resume blooming in several weeks, along with larkspur, poppies and sweet peas.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2022
• Richardson Parks and Recreation staffers are planting a mix of red corn poppy, cornflower and rocket larkspur seeds across the city for the annual wildflower program.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 13 Oct. 2020
• The Laura Bush also will probably reseed itself and become a permanent part of your flower beds, just like larkspurs.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 17 Oct. 2019
• The most noticeable blooms in my neighborhood are on Texas mountain laurel and redbud, but the cemetery iris, bluebonnets, larkspur and rain lilies are also blooming.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2022
• Contemplate the intricate structure of a meadow larkspur flower and listen for the calls of ravens and the mournful bellows of domestic cattle that congregate near water holes situated along the road.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 29 May 2020
• Guest tables were decorated with an assortment of blush, pale peach and white arrangements of roses, hydrangeas, lilies, larkspur and snapdragons in blue and white porcelain containers.
  — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
• Wildflowers such as coreopsis, blue curl, bluebonnets and larkspur are blooming now.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021
• My recommendation was to encourage the wildflowers and other naturalized flowers such as the larkspur to replace them.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2021
• The snapdragons, stocks, sweet peas and other cool-weather annuals planted in the cut flower garden are competing for space with blue curl, larkspur and other naturalized wildflowers.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2021
• Transplant or direct-seed several flowers, including snapdragon, candytuft, lilies, astilbe, larkspur, Shasta and painted daisies, stocks, bleeding heart and coral bells.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 23 Feb. 2018
• Seeds from your larkspur, blue curl, poppies, Indian blanket, coreopsis and other naturalized flowers can be collected for fall seeding when the pods turn brown.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 28 May 2021
• Blooms include poppies, silver lupine, Pacific pea, periwinkle and larkspur.
  — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2021
• Nurseries are receiving supplies of ornamental Swiss chard, larkspurs, Iceland poppies, sweet alyssum, petunias, stocks, wallflowers, snapdragons and a host of other nice sources of color.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 26 Jan. 2018
• The first larkspur wildflower is showing up eight days earlier and the marmots are coming out of hibernation five days earlier, according to data gathered by the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab.
  — Seth Borenstein, Fox News, 19 June 2018
• Wow them with this extravagant arrangement of peach roses, orange and pink tulips, mini sunflowers, pink larkspur and blue delphinium, all accented with assorted greenery.
  — Tanya Edwards, CNN Underscored, 26 Mar. 2021
• If your balcony is more shaded, try filling a pot with native larkspur (Delphinium exaltatum), heart-leaf skullcap (Scutellaria ovata) and mountain sedge or Appalachian sedge (Carex appalachica).
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2021

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024