Geranium himalayense, commonly called Lilac cranesbill or Himalayan crane's-bill, is a herbaceous plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

 species in the Geraniaceae

Geraniaceae

Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus Geranium. It includes both the genus Geranium and the garden plants called geraniums, which modern botany classifies as genus Pelargonium, along with other related genera.There are...

 family. It is native from the Himalayan Region in India to Russia to western China, and is cultivated as a garden subject.

Description

Geranium himalayense has a sprawling habit, and violet-blue colored flowers and deeply cut foliage.

Cultivation

Geranium himalayense is cultivated as an ornamental plant

Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...

 in gardens. There are named cultivars, selecting for flower colors.