ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1968

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 39"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late

DESCRIPTION: Uniform bishop purple self including beard; real purple color.

PARENTAGE: Prince Indigo X T 480-A (((L 474-J ((L 158-A (Blue Glow x Black Belle)) x Storm Warning))) x R 632-B (First Violet x King's Choice)

AWARDS: HC'67, HM'69, AM'71

INTERESTING INFO: The word 'Matinata' is not an actual word in any language, but one that Schreiner's derived from the word 'matin,' which is A) a morning song or B) the first mass of the seven canonical hours in the Anglican Church.