I’m fond of hardy geraniums (cranesbills), so was happy to see this new-to-me cultivar. Young ‘Havana Blues’ plants might appear a little on the straggly side until well established, when waving, wiry stems compete en mass to bear the most perfect, jewel-like flower.
The flowers open lavender-blue, developing pearlescent, pinkish tones with age, making ‘Havana Blues’ more characterful than some of the pictures online might suggest. They are large and attractively veined, with dark purple anthers offset against a clear white eye.
This geranium wallichianum cultivar was selected by its breeder, Marco van Noort, for its long flowering season. Regular deadheading will help the plant perform to its full potential.
I’m sharing these as part of regular random, hosted by desleyjanepictures. The idea is to spend a maximum of five minutes photographing your subject from more than one angle, then share a selection of your favourite shots.
Susan Rushton 
Love geraniums. My favorite is Johnson’s Blue and Cranesbill. The ones you’ve featured, I’ve never seen and they are LOVELY! Geraniums are a welcomed and constant reminder of my mother. She insisted on planting bright orange ones in front of our home. As a kid, I didn’t like them much but now that mom’s gone, I pine for those flowers. I found one a few months ago at the nursery just about the same color as those I remember.
Thanks for sharing such a lovely story. I always feel nostalgic when I see white geraniums (the pelargonium kind) on a window sill, but I don’t know why.
Geraniums ARE nostalgic! White pelargoniums on a window sill remind me of a cottage in the UK. I like the thought.
A great gallery of these lovely flowers – one of my favourites.
Thank you.
New to me too, lovely
I think it may be a bit less floriferous than Rozanne, but I was really taken with the flowers.
Great pictures of a beautiful flower love the details.
It’s an interesting exercise to take several pictures, as Desley says. I usually do take more than one, but only share my favourite shot.
I like to shoot things at different angles and heights.
That purple in the middle is the thing. Wow. What unadulterated self-promotion. You can tell this flower knows its own virtues. It’s lovely and is proof once again that a closer look so often shows how smallness can be huge.
I agree. The deep purple stamens are the crowning touch.