ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1988

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 36"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late

DESCRIPTION: Ruffled doge purple; deeper purple beard.

PARENTAGE: R 708-C: (Lorilee x Lady X) X R 208-A: ((Sailor's Dance x F 142-1) x (I 144-G x Royal Regency sib))

AWARDS: HM'90, AM'92

INTERESTING INFO: Although probably not named after the song "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, his album of the same name, released in 1982, is currently the best-selling album of all time with 45 million copies sold worldwide.