Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Larkspur
The Herbs

(Delphinium ajacus, D. consolida, D. spp.) X

Folk Names: Delphinium, Knight’s Spur, Lark’s Heal, Staggerweed

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Powers: Health, Protection

Magical Uses: The larkspur keeps away ghosts. If you look through a bunch of larkspur at a Midsummer fire your eyes will be preserved for the next year, until another Midsummer.

The flowers frighten off scorpions and other venomous creatures.