This FluentSlang explainer covers Larkspur as it appeared in the NYT Connections hints and answers for June 15, 2026. Use it for the quick meaning, the puzzle trap, and the related same-day clues.
Larkspur meaning in this puzzle
Larkspur is the name of a tall garden flower with spikes of blue, purple, pink, or white blooms. It grows upright like a spire, and the name comes from a small spur shape at the back of each flower that looks like a bird’s claw.
Read this clue through the group label flowers, then check whether the other answers point the same way.
Why It Showed Up In Connections
This clue came from the NYT Connections hints and answers for June 15, 2026. In that grid, it pointed toward flowers.
The key is to test the whole group, not just the first meaning that pops into your head.
Why this clue can fool people
Wrongguess note: in the puzzle, some solvers tried to group larkspur with anything that sounded like a proper noun. That instinct is exactly what the flowers group was built to punish.
How To Read It Fast
Start with the ordinary meaning of Larkspur, then ask whether the puzzle is using it as slang, a phrase, a category label, or a wordplay trick.
If the clue only matches one other answer, keep going. The correct Connections group should make all four answers feel like they belong together.
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