Meadow Cranesbill is a medium-sized perennial. The flowers are large and violet-blue. The leaves are deeply cut, the stems slightly hairy. The fruit droop at first and then become erect. The plant grows on banks and waste places and is one of the loveliest wild Geraniums. In Ireland it is only native in a small area near the Giant's Causeway in Antrim, where it is prolific. It is seen occasionally elsewhere but is almost certainly a garden escape. It is grown in gardens in many varieties, among them the double blue 'Flore pleno', and the white, dark-veined 'Kashmir White'.
The flowers open from June to September.
Meadow Cranesbill is widespread in Europe and parts of Asia, including the Himalayas and Japan.