PlantFiles: Regal Pelargonium (UK), Martha Washington Geranium (US), Pansy Flowered Geranium
Pelargonium x domesticum 'Elegance Purple Bicolor'

When I was growing up in La Crescenta CA, my mother grew these on the west and south sides of the house. They grew 4-5 feet tall and did not die down or die back in the winter. They bloomed profusely nearly year round in very sandy soil, no fertilizer, no dead-heading, and no pruning. She had at least 6-8 different colors and over a dozen plants. In those days, they were never purchased from a nursery but grown from cuttings taken from friends' plants. They are extremely easy to start from cuttings by rooting in water.

Purple isn't as blue as I was hoping for...purple often means reddish

I understand that people have successfully grown Pelargoniums indoors...

I have plant lights and the plant is very close to the front door which I keep open...El Segundo is near the ocean and is breezy and cooler than most people's homes...

Beautifull bicolor, purple/white, 6-8 weeks of blooms, enjoys cool, bright location, can be used in hanging baskets, sensitive to overwatering, likes good porous soil.