Quick Summary of Rozovyi Flamingo (Pink Flamingo)
- 🌍 The Great Name Controversy: “Pink Flamingo” is one of the most fiercely debated names in the Russian tomato community. Several different seed companies and private collectors released entirely different varieties under this exact same name, leading to endless confusion.
- 🧬 The Different Variants: If you buy or trade seeds for this variety, you might end up with one of several types:
- A tall indeterminate producing pink egg-shaped/plum tomatoes.
- A tall indeterminate producing large pink oxhearts.
- A shorter determinate plant producing striped pink fruits with a sharp, elongated beak.
- A flat-round pink beefsteak.
- 👅 The Consensus: The running joke among Russian growers is: “It doesn’t matter which one is the ‘real’ one, because they are all delicious!” Regardless of which variation growers end up with, almost all report excellent, sweet flavors and high yields.
Pink Flamingo in the catalog on the old forum.
Seeds from N. Dryzhakova. I really liked the variety. I planted two bushes in a small greenhouse. One was about 80 cm (2.6 ft) tall, the second about 60 cm (2 ft). The fruits turned out slightly different: from one bush they were elongated, with a pronounced, somewhat curved beak; the others were more rounded and the beak was not as pronounced.
I liked the taste, sweet and tart, very pleasant. The second bush with rounded fruits was more prolific, I counted about 23 tomatoes on it.
Here is what my Pink Flamingo looks like.
I really liked the variety, meaty and sweet 😋 My seeds are from Lidusha, so the fruit shape is different 😉
And which of them is the real Pink Flamingo?
Lidiya said:
And which of them is the real Pink Flamingo?
Lidochka, I actually have two types of them: one is flat with a beak, and the second is more round. But when the ovaries are tiny, they are identical, both with a little beak (I’ll find a photo and post it) 😊 I am actually very satisfied that several variants exist (at least in my garden) 😋😋😋
Lidiya said:
And which of them is the real Pink Flamingo?
The real one is mine! 🤣 Seeds from Valichka. Really liked the variety.
Height: Over 160 cm (5.2 ft) outdoors in open ground.
Fruit size: Medium, 120-130g (4-4.5 oz).
Color: Pink.
Ripening time: Late-season, late July (this year).
Taste: Tomatoey, sweetish – very tasty.
Use: Great for salads, probably good for canning too (haven’t tried yet) – the fruits are dense.
Fruit shape: Elongated-round, egg-shaped.
Mila said:
I am actually very satisfied that several variants exist…
I’ve counted 6 variants already, and everyone says theirs is the “real” one. We already talked about this last year. Anyway, it doesn’t matter, as long as the tomato is tasty.
Pink Flamingo from Popenko.
Sorry for going rogue (mine looks different again) 😄
Natsha said:
Fruit shape: Elongated-round, egg-shaped.
Natasha, does it have a little beak on the end? This year I didn’t see a Pink Flamingo for myself.
ElenaN said:
Pink Flamingo from Popenko.
Lena, yours is probably the real one.
Lidiya said:
Lena, yours is probably the real one.
🙌 And tasty! I really liked the taste. And the skin is normal, not thick.
My Pink Flamingo from Lyubushka. Thanks to her for the seeds. Very tasty.
ElenaN said:
Pink Flamingo from Popenko.
Lenok, a very interesting fruit shape 👍 Yes, there are many variants, but the most important thing is that everyone’s is tasty 😋
I planted Pink Flamingo for the first time this year. Seeds were from the “Biotekhnika” company. It grew into a tasty pink tomato, exactly like the one in Natalya’s photo. It grew in a polycarbonate greenhouse, reached all the way to the roof, and was mid-late season.
More of my Pink Flamingo:
ElenaN said:
More of my Pink Flamingo
Lenochka, your tomato is very beautiful, I will definitely plant it next year! 🌸
Really… where is the real one? 😲 As many people, as many different Pink Flamingos 🤣
Mine looks like Natasha’s (from Rostov). It’s a pity I didn’t take pictures back then, the seeds were from Alena-Lux quite a long time ago.
Alright, I’ll add “my” Pink Flamingo too 🙂 I’ve been growing it for over 10 years now, probably… I just can’t imagine my greenhouse without this beautiful variety…
A very beautiful tomato. 👍👍👍
My Pink Flamingo is like this. The tastiest one this year.
pomidorka said:
My Pink Flamingo is like this. The tastiest one this year.
And what company were the seeds from?
“Elitsort-Nasinnya”, Kyiv. But on the packaging it looks more elongated, whereas mine grew like this.
This is the tastiest tomato I have ever tried. Maybe they add something to it for flavor? 😄
I got here via a Yandex search… 😄
While we were looking for a sofa in a large mall today, I found a small seed stall. Of course, I couldn’t resist. I bought just one packet. Fell for the picture. This is the packet I have.
Is it worth planting? What is the taste like? Does it store well? 👀
And I’m in shock looking at how many different varieties exist under this name here… 😲
Read about the fruit weight on that packet and compare it with the picture 🤫
I generally don’t weigh fruits. So I might not understand the size if the packet says: “the weight of the fruits ranges from 150-170g (5.3-6 oz)”. Does that mean I divide it by the number of fruits… on one truss? 😕 And also: “Fruit shape is a large plum”. In the picture, I see a small size. And they are said to store well, which is another reason I bought it. 🤐
And it also says on the packet: meaty… 😄
Does it have all the best qualities?
The photo on the packet clearly doesn’t match the description regarding fruit weight 😛
Gulya planted from Biotekhnika:
“It grew into a tasty pink tomato, exactly like the one in Natalya’s photo… reached all the way to the roof, mid-late season.”
So they will be tasty pink egg-shaped tomatoes, assuming it’s not a seed mix-up 😉 But they will be much larger than what’s in the picture 🤐
Then I WILL plant it. 📝 My number one criterion is the taste.
