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The plants of ‘Penny Lane' are larger than those of ‘Carol'.  ‘Penny Lane' has flowers with a smaller diameter 

than ‘Carol'.  The petals of ‘Penny Lane' are violet with a white base on the upper side while those of ‘Carol' are violet with 

a dark purple base. 

Description:  

PLANT: vegetatively propagated, perennial, mounded growth habit 

STEM: dark green, medium pubescence 

LEAF: rosette arrangement, simple, orbicular, acute apex, cordate and sagittate base, lobed margin, 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 N78B) with 

white base on upper side, violet (RHS N78C) on lower side 

Origin and Breeding: ‘Penny Lane' 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 in the nursery of Mr. C. Lowe in 

New Port, United Kingdom, in 2000.  ‘Penny Lane' was selected based on flower colour. 

Tests and Trials: Trials for ‘Penny Lane' were conducted during the summer of 2009, in Oxford Station, Ontario.  Ten 

plants each of the candidate and reference varieties 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.