Larkspur or Lupine

August 4th, 2008 By Ginger Wilcox

According to Marin 101, the town of Larkspur could have been called Lupine.

The city’s developer, Charles W. Wright was looking for a name for the town he was building. His wife Georgiana saw a hillside covered in blue flowers and thought they were Larkspur, a flower she remembered from England. The flowers were actually native Lupine.

The other option was Graystone, a local rock. Thankfully Larkspur won out!

Image courtesy of Buttersweet

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