Is Larkspur (Delphinium) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

Symptoms in pets

If a cat or dog chews or ingests Larkspur, reported signs include:

• neuromuscular toxicity
• paralysis
• potentially fatal

Most affected parts: all parts, seeds.

Which Larkspur plants does this cover?

This applies across the Delphinium genus (150 species in our database), including: Delphinium aemulans, Delphinium afghanicum, Delphinium ajacis, Delphinium alabamicum, Delphinium albomarginatum, Delphinium alpestre, Delphinium andersonii, Delphinium andesicola, Delphinium angustipaniculatum, Delphinium antoninum, Delphinium atroviolaceum, Delphinium bakeri….

Based on Leafy's botanical safety database (genus-level classification).