Description horticole :

In: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pbrpov/cropreport/ger/ger75e.pdf 

Description:  

PLANT: vegetatively propagated, perennial, mounded growth habit 

STEM: dark green colour, very sparse to sparse pubescence 

LEAF: rosette arrangement, simple, orbicular, acute apex, cordate and sagittate base, lobed margin, very sparse to sparse 

pubescence on upper and lower sides, dark green on upper side, no variegation, petiole present 

PEDUNCLE: present, absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration 

FLOWER: one flowering period, early flowering, long flowering period, simple, erect attitude 

PETALS: touching, few, rounded, retuse apex, very sparse to sparse pubescence on upper side, violet (RHS N78D) to blue 

pink (RHS N74D)  on upper side, violet (RHS 77A) veins on upper side, blue pink (RHS N74D) on lower side 

Origin and Breeding: ‘Alice' originated from the open pollination of un-named selections of Geranium cinereum, in 1999.  

The new variety was discovered and selected from the resultant seedling population at the nursery of Mr. C. Lowe in New 

Port, United Kingdom, in 2000.  ‘Alice' was selected based on flower colour. 

Tests and Trials: Trials for ‘Alice' were conducted during the summer of 2009, in Oxford Station, Ontario.  Eleven plants of 

the candidate variety and ten plants of the reference variety were grown in 15 cm pots spaced 60 cm apart in a polyhouse.  All 

colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart. 

Here's a delightful groundcover or rock garden plant with the biggest flowers ever found in its family: Alice, the new G. cinereum developed by British plantsman Carl Lowe. With silvery-green foliage and much greater vigor than older varieties, this lovely Geranium is just the ticket for garden and container! These exquisite pale lilac-pink blooms reach up to 2 inches across -- remarkable for a plant that only reaches 5 inches high! And the petals are delicately stroked with darker pink for a charming whiskered effect. Expect the flowers to arise all summer, with the greatest show early in the season. Native to the Pyrenees, this plant meanders around its neighbors and scrambles over rocks, creating a lovely effect in border or container. Alice looks delicate but is actually quite a rugged garden presence, thriving in full sun in northern climates and part shade farther south. Its compact height and free spread (to a foot or so) keep it more dense than other G. cinereums, and its large flowers are attention-getting in any setting!

Notes :

- In: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pbrpov/cropreport/ger/ger75e.pdf 

The plants of ‘Alice' are wider than those of ‘Ballerina'.  ‘Alice' has longer leaf blades than ‘Ballerina'.  The 

upper side of the petals of ‘Alice' have no secondary colour at the base while those of ‘Ballerina' have a darker violet colour 

at the base. 

- Nommé d'après le prénom de la mère de Carl Lowe, l'obtenteur,  qui est aussi celui de leur fille.