Geranium himalayense (G. grandiflorum) Lilac Cranesbill 4-8 Turkestan, India and Tibet - Himalayan Mountains Forms a clump 2-18 inches by 12-15 inches wide Two flowers borne on axillary peduncles to 8 inches long flowers 1½-2 inches wide, petals are lilac blue with purple veins. Early summer Leaves deeply 5-7 parted, to 3-6 inches wide, lobes broadly rhombic-obovate, incisely-toothed to pinnately parted.      var. alpinum 'Gravetye' - Flowers are 2 inches wide and deep blue. Plants are 12 inches tall with deeply lobed foliage and wrinkled flowers. 'Plenum' ('Birch Double') - Double, pale purple-violet flowers which are smaller than the species.   Geranium is derived from the Greek word for crane which refers to the similarity of the beaked fruit to the bill of a crane.

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