Toxic Botanicals and Cautionary Plants

The darker garden — where beauty, poison, and forbidden knowledge entwine.

Larkspur (Delphinium): The Spear of Protection and Banishing
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Larkspur (Delphinium): The Spear of Protection and Banishing

Larkspur (Delphinium), with its tall spikes of blue or purple flowers, is a poisonous yet protective plant tied to banishing and warding magic. Used in folklore for charms and defensive rituals, it is honored symbolically in witchcraft as a flower of guardianship, boundaries, and spiritual protection.

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