Weed or not?

It's common name is rock harlequin, so I'm guessing it needs excellent drainage. It will probably spread around, but could anything this lovely ever be a problem? :))

iam pleased its been identified for you...as i thought it very lovely....but the thing with me is i find weeds lovely too....
now i feel more confident in commenting and saying this is really beautiful....

I thought it was a weed but must admit is is very pretty (from a distance).

Oh, thank you Karen! Seems happy on the bank and there are six more a little lower down. Its foliage is bluish and very lacey, I guess would be the word, which is what attracted me before I even saw the flowers!

Thank you Janeplant and Gorgeousma. I'm glad it plopped into the garden unannounced....lol. I love many weeds but don't want to spread something like this when it is not a native. It would surely win over local flora.

Yes, I was very attracted to it when I came across it too! I hope our seeds germinate!

Thank you. And those other six will of course bloom and bring more seed next year. hoping so, such weird weather so far.

Like that!

Thank you Meanie! The first year garden, I let all the weeds get to first leaves so I could identify them before deciding to keep or remove. This one was special from the start. I'm hoping they spread.