Larkspur is situated east of the Mill Woods neighbourhoods and south of Whitemud Drive. It is bounded by Whitemud Drive to the north, 17th Street to the east, 38th Avenue to the south, and 34th Street to the west. The neighbourhood began
developing in the late 1980s, and was still actively under construction in the 2000s.  The residential component of the
neighbourhood is predominated by single detached housing.  Velma E. Baker School and Larkspur Park are located in the centre of the neighbourhood.  Larkspur was named after an ornamental wildflower plant that blooms in many colours. All neighbourhoods in the Meadows area are named after plants and flowers.