Geranium lucidum
The first of the cranesbill family to appear in the hedgerows of Wales, Shining Cranesbill is a tiny pink flower of the native hardy geranium family, Geraniaceae. It has a delicate little pink flower with red stems; the young leaves are attractively shaped and shiny, unlike any other member of the geranium family. The older leaves turn red to add more colour to the mounded clump.
Cranesbills get their name from the long straight pointed beak that appears at the top of the fruit pod.
This plant likes warm well-drained ground, or cover for container tops, and will seed itself around, flowering from April onwards. Easily pulled up from where you don't want it.