CHARMER. (Lloyd’s Dahlia Gardens) 1936. ID, 10-12 
ins. x 5 ins. deep; 5-6 ft. tall. Zinc orange around 
center, then petals of Apricot yellow, blending to 
maize yellow. The entire flower is overlaid with a 
lovely sheen of apricot yellow that glistens and re¬ 
flects in the sunlight. 
Those who have grown and admired Jane Cowl 
will surely love, even more, this offspring of that 
famous dahlia. While the color somewhat resembles 
one of the occasional light shaded blooms of Cowl, 
Charmer throughout the season, maintains its pleasing 
color which we have never seen marred by even a 
trace of dark flushes or streaks. 
Naturally large blooms are held facing on long 
stiff but not too heavy or too light stems. The numer¬ 
ous long curled petals twist in a most enhancing 
manner and when fully open on the bush the back 
petals nearly touch the stem. 
The plant growth is ideal - strong, vigorous and 
rugged even under averse conditions. We grew it 
five feet tall back on the high spot in our field with 
only rains of summer for moisture. Uhder irrigation 
it grew six to seven feet high and was among the 
earliest to produce exhibition blooms which were con¬ 
tinuous till frost. Leathery dark green insect resist¬ 
ant foliage adds to the beauty of this charming dahlia. 
Good root maker and propagator. 
Disbudded for four to six blooms, will produce 
exhibition flowers. We disbud for eight to twelve 
blooms to the plant for florists use and for our own 
retail stand in front of the gardens where Charmer 
keeps fresh much longer than will its illustrious 
parent under the same conditions. 
Received certificate of Merit (Scoring 85) at the 
American Dahlia Society Trial Grounds at Storrs, 
Conn., 1934. Scored 86 at the Ohio Valley Dahlia 
Association Trial Grounds, Fleischmann Botanical 
Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935. Attracted much 
