{"id":277,"date":"2026-08-19T12:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=277"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:26:23","slug":"pink-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/pink-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Elephant (Rozovyi Slon) Russian Heirloom Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;277&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Pink Elephant (Rozovyi Slon) Russian Heirloom Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Rozovyi Slon (Pink Elephant)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A very popular commercial Russian variety sold by several major seed companies (GISOK, Aelita, Sibsad). Famous for its reliability and size.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Features beautiful Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. Depending on the seed source and climate, it behaves as a tall determinate or semi-determinate. It grows into an incredibly wide, spreading &#8220;monster&#8221; of a bush, requiring plenty of space (about 1 sq. meter \/ 10 sq. ft per plant). Best pruned to 2-3 stems.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Large, bright to dark pink beefsteaks with thin skin. Fruits on the lower trusses easily reach 300-350g (10.5-12.5 oz), while upper fruits average around 150g (5 oz). The trusses are very heavy and absolutely require tying to prevent breaking.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Culinary Use:<\/strong> Excellent, sweet flavor. It is a top-tier salad tomato, but growers especially praise it for making absolutely phenomenal tomato juice, lecho, and canning in chunks.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f <strong>Disease &amp; Weather Resistance:<\/strong> Outstanding! Many growers report it shows its best potential outdoors in open ground, fruiting until late autumn. It is highly resistant to weather fluctuations and diseases, specifically noted for surviving Early Blight (Alternaria) outbreaks completely unscathed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg, Ural Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from GISOK. Fully matches the description. Potato leaf type.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, I pruned it to 2 stems. It grew into such a monster in width that I had never seen anything like it before \ud83d\ude42. It would really suit growing completely alone on 1 square meter (10 sq. ft). (I don&#8217;t have a photo of the whole plant, of course).<\/p>\n<p>The taste is very good, one of the tastiest dark-pink tomatoes. Yield is normal. But with such gigantic plant dimensions, it makes you wonder if it&#8217;s worth growing when nothing else fits in the greenhouse because of it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5026_ed316affc9dcf5818d45c7893a156db51094887d.jpg\" alt=\"Rozovyi Slon (Pink Elephant) tomato packaging\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5028_57f4a52d18de859948ccaeeb4794d1795b4e5584.jpg\" alt=\"Dark pink beefsteak tomato growing\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5030_fa4670fc0fbbcdfb780de5ff624f932032c86cee.jpg\" alt=\"Large Pink Elephant tomato on the vine\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/5032_a6624cd81b8e3ac4401f35203ba6a5da9dc7c93c.jpg\" alt=\"Pink potato leaf tomato close-up\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Cherry (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,822 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Baranovichi, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Sveta, thanks for the description. I have its seeds lying around too, and I was eyeing it to plant in 2013. But now I really need to &#8220;think hard&#8221; about planting such a monster&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ellena (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (135 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mikhaylovsk, Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, Pink Elephant practically didn&#8217;t set any fruit in the greenhouse, but outdoors in open ground, it gave a gigantic yield. The fruits are very large, but light pink. And there are a lot of them on the bush.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it didn&#8217;t catch any diseases! In a garden bed where all the other bushes were hit hard by Alternaria (Early Blight), it was the ONLY one standing with absolutely healthy leaves, diligently setting fruit. By the way, the Alternaria was brought in by seeds of &#8216;Malinovyi Tsvet&#8217; from the Aelita company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">KaterinaKaterina (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (15 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Pink Elephant from Aelita. A tall determinate with strong stems. Productive. The fruits are a bright pink color, large; on the first truss they were up to 350 grams (12.3 oz), bright pink, with thin skin. I had to tie up the trusses to support the weight.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d rate the taste a solid 4 out of 5, but I used it for tomato juice and lecho. I really like this variety for its yield.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,123 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stary Oskol, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I like this variety very much. The taste, the yield, and the appearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">OLGA (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,735 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Voronezh Region (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>mopsdad1 said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI like this variety very much. The taste, the yield, and the appearance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I agree with Mikhail. I want to add that for me, outdoors in open ground, it produces fruit until late autumn. Canned in chunks in jars, it is simply wonderful \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,123 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stary Oskol, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And the juice from it is absolutely yummy (to die for).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alaviya (Lyubov) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,136 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Pink Elephant was among my favorites in 2015. Starting from the seedling stage, I admired its strong little stems and beautiful leaves. When transplanted into a plastic greenhouse, it immediately took off growing.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a very beautiful tomato with gorgeous trusses. You shouldn&#8217;t prune it to 1 stem; it&#8217;s better to keep 2-3 stems. The trusses are very heavy, they need to be tied up. Despite growing in the greenhouse alongside early varieties and hybrids, the very first ripe tomato of the season came from this plant.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/107\/15428-250116030938.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Elephant potato leaf seedlings\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/107\/15428-250116031130.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy truss of Pink Elephant tomatoes\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/107\/15428-250116031835.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced pink beefsteak tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tatiiyasha (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (700 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I had one bush this year. Very tasty \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p>Sweet and beautiful. For salads or just eating fresh\u2014in my opinion, it&#8217;s absolutely perfect \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olviya (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,829 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Pink Elephant really suited my taste as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">KittyKIT (Ekaterina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (728 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yakhroma, Northern Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The tastiest this year and the most low-maintenance. It grew in the middle bed of the greenhouse, didn&#8217;t overgrow too much, and required the least amount of pruning\/suckering compared to others. On the first trusses up to 300g (10.5 oz), higher up around 150g (5.3 oz).<\/p>\n<p>Potato leaf. I saved seeds\u2014I will try growing it from my own seeds next time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tan4ik <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,476 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Sibsad.<\/p>\n<p>A real workhorse, lots of fruits, good size, the taste is ordinary but not bad, and it has a very long fruiting period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">mopsdad1 (Mikhail) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,123 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stary Oskol, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>For me, the Elephant shows its full potential only outdoors in open ground. It sets fruit without skipping a single blossom, gorgeous trusses, magnificent taste. I plant 20 bushes of it every single year. It is our main salad tomato. Plus, it is highly resistant to weather whims and diseases. I would give the creators of this variety a medal ))<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Rozovyi Slon (Pink Elephant) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A very popular commercial Russian variety sold by several major seed companies (GISOK, Aelita, Sibsad). Famous for its reliability and size. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Features beautiful Potato Leaf (PL) foliage. Depending on the seed source and climate, it behaves as a tall determinate or semi-determinate. 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