{"id":291,"date":"2026-08-19T12:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=291"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:50:36","slug":"pink-flamingo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/pink-flamingo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Flamingo (Rozovyi Flamingo) Tomato Reviews &#038; Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Quick Summary of Rozovyi Flamingo (Pink Flamingo)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>The Great Name Controversy:<\/strong> &#8220;Pink Flamingo&#8221; 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.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\uddec <strong>The Different Variants:<\/strong> If you buy or trade seeds for this variety, you might end up with one of several types:\n<ol>\n<li>A tall indeterminate producing pink egg-shaped\/plum tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>A tall indeterminate producing large pink oxhearts.<\/li>\n<li>A shorter determinate plant producing striped pink fruits with a sharp, elongated beak.<\/li>\n<li>A flat-round pink beefsteak.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>The Consensus:<\/strong> The running joke among Russian growers is: <em>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter which one is the &#8216;real&#8217; one, because they are all delicious!&#8221;<\/em> Regardless of which variation growers end up with, almost all report excellent, sweet flavors and high yields.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lana (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,417 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>Pink Flamingo<\/strong> in the catalog on the old forum.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/53413_2c6d86c271873a0900538424824e6be36aef28b5.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomato on the vine\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">lesia <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>Here is what my Pink Flamingo looks like.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/53419_3c2e00c1af2c03f1841834fb69a472dd7ef9004c.jpg\" alt=\"Rozovyi Flamingo pink plum tomato\" \/><\/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\">Mila (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,409 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I really liked the variety, meaty and sweet \ud83d\ude0b My seeds are from Lidusha, so the fruit shape is different \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lidiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And which of them is the <em>real<\/em> Pink Flamingo?<\/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\">Mila (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,409 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lidiya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd which of them is the real Pink Flamingo?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>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&#8217;ll find a photo and post it) \ud83d\ude0a I am actually very satisfied that several variants exist (at least in my garden) \ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natsha (Nataliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,147 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lidiya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd which of them is the real Pink Flamingo?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The real one is mine! \ud83e\udd23 Seeds from Valichka. Really liked the variety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Height:<\/strong> Over 160 cm (5.2 ft) outdoors in open ground.<br \/>\n<strong>Fruit size:<\/strong> Medium, 120-130g (4-4.5 oz).<br \/>\n<strong>Color:<\/strong> Pink.<br \/>\n<strong>Ripening time:<\/strong> Late-season, late July (this year).<br \/>\n<strong>Taste:<\/strong> Tomatoey, sweetish &#8211; very tasty.<br \/>\n<strong>Use:<\/strong> Great for salads, probably good for canning too (haven&#8217;t tried yet) &#8211; the fruits are dense.<br \/>\n<strong>Fruit shape:<\/strong> Elongated-round, egg-shaped.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/53545_830b00d256dd7a84b0e2849f444312c5bb6335bb.jpg\" alt=\"Pink egg-shaped Flamingo tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lidiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Mila said:<\/strong><br \/>\nI am actually very satisfied that several variants exist&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;ve counted 6 variants already, and everyone says theirs is the &#8220;real&#8221; one. We already talked about this last year. Anyway, it doesn&#8217;t matter, as long as the tomato is tasty.<\/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\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Pink Flamingo from Popenko.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry for going rogue (mine looks different again) \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/53547_d6e1cc55f053e72c17d616f31539fa49c04f1615.jpg\" alt=\"Pink oxheart Pink Flamingo tomato\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/53549_f0f19876fc12da7d8440ac071b8011e84d2d6278.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo dense flesh\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/53551_693370dad202e0b58c8470af005e0b57bd69ddd7.jpg\" alt=\"Huge pink heart tomato on scale\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lidiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Natsha said:<\/strong><br \/>\nFruit shape: Elongated-round, egg-shaped.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natasha, does it have a little beak on the end? This year I didn&#8217;t see a Pink Flamingo for myself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lidiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>ElenaN said:<\/strong><br \/>\nPink Flamingo from Popenko.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lena, yours is probably the real one.<\/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\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lidiya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nLena, yours is probably the real one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4c And tasty! I really liked the taste. And the skin is normal, not thick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Pula20 (Yulia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,043 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Pink Flamingo from Lyubushka. Thanks to her for the seeds. Very tasty.<\/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\">Mila (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,409 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>ElenaN said:<\/strong><br \/>\nPink Flamingo from Popenko.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lenok, a very interesting fruit shape \ud83d\udc4d Yes, there are many variants, but the most important thing is that everyone&#8217;s is tasty \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Gulya (Lyubov) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,927 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I planted Pink Flamingo for the first time this year. Seeds were from the &#8220;Biotekhnika&#8221; company. It grew into a tasty pink tomato, exactly like the one in Natalya&#8217;s photo. It grew in a polycarbonate greenhouse, reached all the way to the roof, and was mid-late season.<\/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\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma, Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>More of my Pink Flamingo:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57932_0c97dc87309d5f920221af1435e03f7a5a8eaa70.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomato cross section\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57934_310592ff58f30738af4549f3d04b7d656b9e2144.jpg\" alt=\"Oxheart shaped Pink Flamingo\" \/><\/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\">Elena_Ch (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (450 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>ElenaN said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMore of my Pink Flamingo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lenochka, your tomato is very beautiful, I will definitely plant it next year! \ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">IrinaA <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,492 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Sverdlovsk Region, Ural (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Really&#8230; where is the real one? \ud83d\ude32 As many people, as many different Pink Flamingos \ud83e\udd23<\/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\">Esme (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,701 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine looks like Natasha&#8217;s (from Rostov). It&#8217;s a pity I didn&#8217;t take pictures back then, the seeds were from Alena-Lux quite a long time ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alright, I&#8217;ll add &#8220;my&#8221; Pink Flamingo too \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;ve been growing it for over 10 years now, probably&#8230; I just can&#8217;t imagine my greenhouse without this beautiful variety&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/1\/318-311013113500.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/1\/thumb_318-311013113500.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink striped tomato with a sharp beak\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/1\/318-311013113625.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/1\/thumb_318-311013113625.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful Pink Flamingo tomato cut in half\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">lesia <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>A very beautiful tomato. \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">pomidorka (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (114 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Pink Flamingo is like this. The tastiest one this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/0\/1107-281013093752.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/0\/thumb_1107-281013093752.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomato cross section\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">lesia <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<blockquote><p><strong>pomidorka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy Pink Flamingo is like this. The tastiest one this year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And what company were the seeds from?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">pomidorka (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (114 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>&#8220;Elitsort-Nasinnya&#8221;, Kyiv. But on the packaging it looks more elongated, whereas mine grew like this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">pomidorka (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (114 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This is the tastiest tomato I have ever tried. Maybe they add something to it for flavor? \ud83d\ude04<\/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\">Tatunya (Tanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,804 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I got here via a Yandex search&#8230; \ud83d\ude04<br \/>\nWhile we were looking for a sofa in a large mall today, I found a small seed stall. Of course, I couldn&#8217;t resist. I bought just one packet. Fell for the picture. This is the packet I have.<\/p>\n<p>Is it worth planting? What is the taste like? Does it store well? \ud83d\udc40<br \/>\nAnd I&#8217;m in shock looking at how many different varieties exist under this name here&#8230; \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Read about the fruit weight on that packet and compare it with the picture \ud83e\udd2b<\/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\">Tatunya (Tanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,804 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I generally don&#8217;t weigh fruits. So I might not understand the size if the packet says: &#8220;the weight of the fruits ranges from 150-170g (5.3-6 oz)&#8221;. Does that mean I divide it by the number of fruits&#8230; on one truss? \ud83d\ude15 And also: &#8220;Fruit shape is a large plum&#8221;. In the picture, I see a small size. And they are said to store well, which is another reason I bought it. \ud83e\udd10<\/p>\n<p>And it also says on the packet: meaty&#8230; \ud83d\ude04<br \/>\nDoes it have all the best qualities?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The photo on the packet clearly doesn&#8217;t match the description regarding fruit weight \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<p>Gulya planted from Biotekhnika:<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;It grew into a tasty pink tomato, exactly like the one in Natalya&#8217;s photo&#8230; reached all the way to the roof, mid-late season.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So they will be tasty pink egg-shaped tomatoes, assuming it&#8217;s not a seed mix-up \ud83d\ude09 But they will be much larger than what&#8217;s in the picture \ud83e\udd10<\/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\">Tatunya (Tanya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,804 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Then I WILL plant it. \ud83d\udcdd My number one criterion is the taste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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\">oxana (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (600 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 it from Popenko, I really liked the taste. But it loses out on yield. Not enough on the bush.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Gulya (Lyubov) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,927 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Leningrad Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tanya, I didn&#8217;t get a big harvest from that exact packet, and the tomato was a slow thinker. I planted it at the very back of the greenhouse, where it was a bit dark. But the tomatoes are dense, and the taste is not bad. I mostly canned it. It didn&#8217;t crack. I won&#8217;t plant it this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">larina (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,327 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My pink flamingo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/12055-280714105420.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/27\/thumb_12055-280714105420.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomato on branch\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Murka (Masha) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,357 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year I planted it outdoors in open ground, 4 bushes. So far only a couple of fruits have set. Trying it for the 3rd year, I am disappointed. The first year it grew in the greenhouse, the fruits were pink plums, tasty, but low-yielding. I won&#8217;t plant it anymore. I think the seeds were from Eurosemena originally, then I saved my own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">salix (Iva) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (631 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Oh, in the photos it looks exactly like my Pink Flamingo, and even the yield is the same, except mine is sitting outdoors in open ground and almost all the tomatoes have already turned pink. Mine grew from Valentina Redko&#8217;s seeds; it turned out very tasty and the earliest among all the large ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Last year I grew &#8220;Ukrainian Pink Flamingo&#8221;. I really liked the large canning plum shape. I adore that size and shape. A very tall, highly productive indeterminate.<\/p>\n<p>This year I decided to grow two more: 1) The Heart-shaped one \u2014 it failed, got sick as a seedling, and 2) Natasha&#8217;s (Yaroslavna&#8217;s).<\/p>\n<p>So, the second one terminated its growth (\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0441\u044f) after setting just one fruit. I was disappointed, but then a sucker took off, and man, did it start fruiting! \ud83d\udc4d Apparently, it was lacking something initially. And oh, how pleasantly it surprised me with its sharp beak! I&#8217;ve never seen such a thing on any tomato, it looks so sharp you could prick yourself on it \ud83d\ude42 A real handsome guy.<\/p>\n<p>I sent it for canning since it&#8217;s dense, to see how it behaves in a jar. Haven&#8217;t had time to taste it yet. I will gut it for seeds and report back \ud83d\ude04 But this tomato is worth planting just for its beauty alone!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/685-140814051820.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomato harvest\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/685-140814052251.jpeg\" alt=\"Striped Pink Flamingo\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/685-140814052335.jpeg\" alt=\"Sharp beak on Pink Flamingo tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This is the Ukrainian one, couldn&#8217;t post it correctly right away:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/685-140814051928.jpeg\" alt=\"Ukrainian Pink Flamingo plum tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galya-64 (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,414 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is Natasha&#8217;s with the miracle-beaks:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/685-190814061006.jpeg\" alt=\"Pointy beak Pink Flamingo tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">LenaA (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,625 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Chaykovsky, Perm Krai (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Pink Flamingo &#8211; a big heart (on the left in the photo).<\/p>\n<p>A very tasty, productive variety.<\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>From Balashov I got a large plum, and from Popenko, a raspberry-colored heart. Truly rich raspberry color. The fruits are not very large, but the bush was loaded&#8230; \ud83d\ude0b<\/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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I understand the one that is long with a sharp beak is indeterminate?<\/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\">elena1984 (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,703 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galina, definitely tell us how it turns out canned. Do you save seeds from canned tomatoes? \ud83d\ude15<\/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\">Marina <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,182 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also have Natasha&#8217;s Pink Flamingo.<\/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\">Olya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (227 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I have it from Natalya Pavlovna: an excellent tomato!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/61863_5c8269d1c6f8ef2cb826e230fb687d2b92ad8f61.jpg\" alt=\"Pointy Pink Flamingo tomato\" \/><\/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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The one that is long with a sharp beak &#8211; is it indeterminate?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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>Nobody answered yesterday.<br \/>\nIt is determinate.<\/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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Strange&#8230; What height is it then roughly?<\/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 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,885 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine grew in the greenhouse, I pruned it to two stems and it grew to 1.5 meters (5 ft).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lidiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (16,152 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine grew in the greenhouse and it didn&#8217;t even reach 1 meter (3.3 ft). I think its place is outdoors in open ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Why strange? It&#8217;s a determinate-type plant, it finishes forming the bush at about 1-1.3 meters (3.3-4.2 ft) depending on growing conditions. If you leave a strong extra sucker, it continues its vegetative growth further&#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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Strange because on most photos it doesn&#8217;t look like a determinate&#8230; \ud83d\ude32<br \/>\nAnd almost everyone has it in a greenhouse. I can&#8217;t afford to plant a determinate smaller than 1 meter tall in the greenhouse (wastes vertical space). That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m figuring it out. Will it tolerate the open ground of the Moscow region?.. \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha, to answer this question, you need to try it yourself\u2014why guess? Grow it outdoors and you&#8217;ll see if you manage to get such large fruits&#8230; and how many trusses the plant can set outdoors&#8230; But still, you&#8217;ll probably grow it under some temporary shelter anyway&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It grew in the greenhouse in 3 stems, about 1 meter (3.3 ft) tall, seeds from Yaroslavna \ud83c\udf38<br \/>\nI love striped tomatoes, icicle shapes, and tomatoes with a beak\u2014and here it&#8217;s 3 in 1!!! \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p>The yield was average, because it was too crowded \ud83e\udd10<\/p>\n<p>Beauties and yummies\u2014they never make it into canning jars \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/166-050914003530.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_166-050914003530.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomatoes harvested\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/166-050914003418.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/33\/thumb_166-050914003418.jpeg\" alt=\"Close up of pointy pink striped tomatoes\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Mila (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,409 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Pink Flamingo, 2014 harvest, an absolute favorite \ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b\ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/40\/94-071114120352.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of Pink Flamingo\" \/><\/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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mila, is yours a determinate too?<\/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\">Mila (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,409 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>No, indeterminate, grows all the way to the greenhouse roof, then I chop its head off (top it). \ud83d\ude1b The most productive variety, I got it from Lidochka, plant it every single year!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zulfiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,967 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa, Ural Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha (elza30), have you realized yet that there are several completely different varieties going by the same name &#8220;Pink Flamingo&#8221;?<br \/>\nThere are very tasty indeterminates: thin-skinned heart-shaped and pepper-shaped ones. Then there is the determinate: with original long-nosed, striped fruits and slightly thicker skin.<\/p>\n<p>I grew the pepper-shaped one (seeds from Ukrainian GL SEEDS), it can crack in open ground. I liked it because even when picked unripe, it ripened perfectly off the vine and had a wonderful taste.<\/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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t understand anything anymore!!!! \ud83d\ude1b<br \/>\nLooks like it&#8217;s time to declare &#8220;Pink Flamingo&#8221; a whole variety <em>type<\/em> (class)&#8230; \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zulfiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,967 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa, Ural Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>On the contrary! Different seed companies and collectors just gave the exact same name to tomatoes of entirely different classes.<\/p>\n<p>I added to my message above. There are other variants too, read the thread from the beginning&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">Danko (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha, I grew all 3 Flamingos (the plum, the heart, and the striped one with the beak) outdoors in open ground. They are all tasty and productive. The plum and heart are indeterminates, the striped one is determinate, it terminates its growth around 1 meter (3.3 ft), so you have to leave an extra sucker to extend its growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Border of Germany, Luxembourg, and France (USDA Zone 8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Pink Flamingo from the company &#8220;Elitsort Nasinnya&#8221;, Ukraine. Looking at Galya&#8217;s photo, where there is also one tomato with a black spot, I think this is no coincidence. What were these seeds treated with at the company or how were they created? I don&#8217;t spray anything. Out of 220 tomato bushes of 88 varieties in 2014, nothing like what happened to P. Flamingo occurred. I&#8217;m throwing this packet of &#8220;elite&#8221; seeds into the fire, crossing it off my list.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/685-140814051928.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink flamingo tomato with black spot\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/49\/2212-140115163444.jpeg\" alt=\"Black blossom end rot spot\" \/><\/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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Oh, I think it&#8217;s nothing terrible!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had that happen&#8230; Purely physiological cracking. I tend to assume that when the ovary forms from a fused (megabloom) flower, sometimes it gets freed from the flower awkwardly. There is a stronger tension of tissues in one spot on the ovary. It grows somewhat lopsided. And with an additional change in humidity, this place bursts and scars over, as if turning inside out. And you get this nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>My husband says it&#8217;s a consequence of poor pollination: pollen hit only one side of the pistil&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that this specific variety has some genetic predisposition for it&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">GaLiNa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,602 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Perhaps it is a genetic predisposition of this specific variety in that specific greenhouse or wherever it grew&#8230; because I grew the same one for 2 years and never observed anything like it&#8230; Although last year I had the exact same incident on one tomato, though I don&#8217;t remember the variety, it was flat-round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">borchanochka (Polina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Forum members, I&#8217;ve read the thread both on the old forum and here. Yes, there are many Pink Flamingos, very different ones. So I have a question \ud83d\ude04 has anyone grown the one from the &#8220;Poisk&#8221; company? What was it like? My seeds have sprouted, very sturdy, they look like dwarf\/tree-type (rugose) seedlings \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galiy (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,472 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And I have Pink Flamingo from &#8220;Biotekhnika&#8221; lying around. The fruit shape is supposed to be a large plum, they promise a weight of 150-170 grams (5.3-6 oz).<\/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<p>Polina, I sowed from Poisk \u2014 didn&#8217;t like the variety. Determinate, sour fruits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">borchanochka (Polina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks Olya \ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<p>Well, the seedling is growing beautifully, you can immediately tell it will be a dwarf\/tree-type with rugose leaves, simply lovely, it doesn&#8217;t stretch (get leggy) at all. Oh well, I&#8217;ll keep it, it&#8217;ll go into juice with the sweet ones to balance them out \ud83d\ude09<\/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<p>Yes, its seedlings are sturdy, very rigid. \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\">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<p>Girls, both as a seedling and later the bush itself is sooo beautiful. But I completely disliked the taste. I gave it a chance 2 times, then gave up completely and threw the seeds in the trash, there are much better varieties.<\/p>\n<p>But when I planted Pink Flamingo from &#8220;Alena-Lux&#8221;, it was a completely different story \ud83d\udc4d, the fruits were like goose eggs, beautiful and very tasty. \ud83d\ude0b\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\">o-lya-lya (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,962 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northeast Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Olya, do you have a photo? I&#8217;d like to compare it with mine. The bush was a beauty, but the plum fruits were disappointing. I guess my clumsy hands are to blame. \ud83d\ude09<\/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<p>No, Olyun, I didn&#8217;t take a single photo that year, my photographer was drafted into the Army \ud83d\ude06 Are you asking about the egg-shaped ones?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ira <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,254 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galya, Biotekhnika will keep its promise regarding the fruit weight. When I pruned it to a single stem, they were even larger. About 250 grams (8.8 oz). The plant structure itself is very similar to &#8220;Yuzhnyi Zagar&#8221; (Southern Tan), and until they start ripening, the fruits look just like Yuzhnyi Zagar.<\/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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And for me, from Balashov it&#8217;s a large plum, and from Popenko it&#8217;s heart-shaped. I liked them both very much. The only thing I&#8217;ll say is that Popenko&#8217;s Pink Flamingo is exactly identical to &#8220;Sakharnyi Gigant&#8221; (Sugar Giant) from Sibsad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">G<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Galiy (Galina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (17,472 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks, I planted it. Will it look like a plum, not an egg? &#8230; So I will have 2 different Flamingos. One from Valyusha, and the second from Biotekhnika. \ud83d\ude4c<\/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 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,885 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tula Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Galya, I grew this tomato in 2013 in the greenhouse, it grew in 4 stems, 170cm (5.5 ft) tall. The tomatoes were egg-shaped, pink, weighing 80-100g (2.8-3.5 oz). The ripe tomatoes cracked on the bush, with a green spot at the stem. I won&#8217;t plant it anymore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ira <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,254 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine didn&#8217;t crack. If you prune it to 4 stems, then naturally the fruits will be smaller.<\/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\">Meri <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,474 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Western Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Ira, what about its ripening time and yield? I also have a packet from &#8220;Biotekhnika&#8221;, thinking whether to sow it or if it&#8217;s already too late?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ira <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,254 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Meri, Pink Flamingo definitely wasn&#8217;t late. More like mid-season. When grown in a single stem, it didn&#8217;t skip any trusses or drop any blossoms. For a variety with a frail bush structure, the yield is good.<\/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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Pink Flamingo Heart-shaped.<\/p>\n<p>Grew outdoors and in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p>In the greenhouse, it&#8217;s an indeterminate hitting the roof, completely loaded. The bush is frail\/wispy. In terms of growth habit and fruit load, it&#8217;s similar to &#8220;Eagle&#8217;s Heart&#8221; (Orlinoe Serdtse).<\/p>\n<p>In open ground, it&#8217;s an indeterminate, BUT! It only grew to 1m (3.3 ft). It loaded the first two trusses monstrously. It didn&#8217;t grow further and dropped its flowers. Yesterday I picked everything. Weighed it. 5 kg (11 lbs) per bush!!!! A monster!!! \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<p>The taste is very mediocre. Just an ordinary pink tomato flavor. Next year I&#8217;ll only put it in open ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/12016-070815032257.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_12016-070815032257.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo heart tomatoes harvested\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/12016-070815032156.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_12016-070815032156.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive pink oxheart tomatoes on scale\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Z<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Zulfiya <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (15,967 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ufa, Ural Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha, it looks like it lacked sun and potassium-magnesium to develop a good taste for such a massive yield&#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\">elsa30 (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,117 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, Zulfiya. My tomatoes in open ground were basically abandoned. Spartan conditions: little water (high raised beds, only natural rainfall), no fertilizers, and almost no protection&#8230;. \ud83d\ude14<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natasha (Yaroslavna), thanks for the seeds! \ud83c\udf38 Growing it for the third year and it gets better every year \ud83d\udc4d Beauty and deliciousness! \ud83d\ude0b<\/p>\n<p>If you plant it in a bright spot in the greenhouse, you get this kind of yield \ud83d\ude4c It grew on the edge near the aisle by the door, about 1 meter (3.3 ft) tall, I pruned suckers only up to the 1st truss. The leaves are large, it&#8217;s better not to shade this variety! Weight from 70 to 250g (2.5 to 8.8 oz).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/166-060915030242.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_166-060915030242.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo dense striped fruits\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/166-060915025904.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_166-060915025904.jpeg\" alt=\"Pointy Pink Flamingo tomato\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/166-060915020458.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/88\/thumb_166-060915020458.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of pointy striped tomatoes\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/166-060815151524.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/81\/thumb_166-060815151524.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomatoes hanging heavy on bush\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Sveta, thank you! \ud83c\udf38 For growing it with such love \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f<br \/>\nFor me this year it grew even more beautiful and productive too \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/82\/318-090815140106.jpeg\" alt=\"Abundant harvest of striped pointy Pink Flamingo tomatoes\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,344 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I also grew the Ukrainian one (seeds from Zulfiya) \ud83c\udf38<br \/>\nProductive, beautiful, and very tasty! \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude0b Indeterminate, grew in the greenhouse in 2 stems. Fruits are oval, meaty pink mega-plums weighing 150-250g (5.3-8.8 oz), one fruit weighed in at almost 500g (17.6 oz).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/31\/685-140814051820.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo mega plums\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/166-270815003625.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_166-270815003625.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of large pink plum tomatoes\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/166-270815003419.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/86\/thumb_166-270815003419.jpeg\" alt=\"Cross section of Ukrainian Pink Flamingo\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Moroshinka (Lyubov) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (104 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Arkhangelsk, Northern Russia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Natalya Pavlovna! Thank you for the seeds of Pink Flamingo. This variety became one of my favorites. It turned out to be early for our Northern conditions, so it got eaten instantly. Sorry, no good photos.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/22\/114138321.9\/0_13f81f_13efc2e3_-1-M.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomato on vine\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Northern Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Lyuba, I am so proud of your success! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f You are amazing! To grow an early harvest of Pink Flamingo way up north in Arkhangelsk! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/87\/318-300815135641.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo harvested tomatoes\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">F<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Fotinia (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,948 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tambov (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I posted a photo of the tomato with the beak in my journal. I&#8217;m glad Pink Flamingo worked out! \ud83d\ude4c<\/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\">APRELINA (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (522 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Today I bought six seedlings at OBI for 199 rubles labeled as Pink Flamingo. The seedlings are sturdy and stocky. Height 28-30cm (11-12 inches) and the stem diameter is a whole centimeter (0.4 inches).<\/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\">TatianaSh (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,469 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ramensky District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I highly doubt they sold you this exact specific variety at OBI. There are so many different Pink Flamingos, just look at the pictures on the internet.<\/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\">APRELINA (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (522 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, I understand that seedlings from OBI and other stores are a pig in a poke and a lottery. We&#8217;ll see what grows. \ud83d\ude32 Or maybe nothing will grow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ninulik0980 (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,048 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Saratov (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Does anyone have a photo of Pink Flamingo from Balashov? \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">DenIra (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,004 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>That&#8217;s the one I didn&#8217;t take a picture of \ud83d\ude33 What do you want to know about it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ninulik0980 (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,048 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Saratov (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Appearance, yield, taste&#8230; if possible, describe it please.<\/p>\n<p>The seeds are just sitting there, I remember it&#8217;s plum-shaped, but nothing else \ud83e\udd2b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">DenIra (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,004 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>It grew outdoors in open ground, started setting fruit late, I thought I wouldn&#8217;t get anything. But then it took off growing and setting. However, it was one of the last to start coloring. The shape is a plum, but larger\u2014around 200 grams (7 oz). I really liked the taste, a balanced mix of sweetness and tartness. The flesh is meaty and juicy \ud83d\ude0b Next year I&#8217;ll definitely repeat it\u2014I want it both in open ground and the greenhouse. By height, I think it&#8217;s closer to indeterminates. I had to snap the tops off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ninulik0980 (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,048 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Saratov (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thank you! \ud83c\udf38 So I&#8217;ll definitely plant it in the new season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Nina, definitely plant it! I&#8217;ve been planting it for the fourth year. The first year it came as a seed mix-up (\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043e\u0440\u0442), and I was searching for its real name later because I liked it so much. In open ground, it was just over 1.5 meters (5 ft), and now under the greenhouse roof, it&#8217;s a true indeterminate, taller than 1.8 meters (6 ft). Yesterday I was picking from the very top for canning. You can use it in salads or in jars.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;beaks&#8221; aren&#8217;t prominent everywhere, usually they are small.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/132\/14-170716180003.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/132\/thumb_14-170716180003.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomatoes ripening\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/14-290716140925.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/135\/thumb_14-290716140925.jpeg\" alt=\"Large pink plum shaped tomatoes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ninulik0980 (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,048 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Saratov (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Thanks for the review, Nadya!!! I will definitely plant it \ud83d\udc4d It&#8217;s my favorite shape \ud83c\udf38<\/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>This season I grew Pink Flamingo from Monakhova, and the seeds were sent to me by Valyusha from Izhevsk. It was labeled as heart-shaped. It grew in open ground, I really liked it. Indeterminate, the fruits are very large plums with a beak, or elongated hearts, of a rich pink color. One of the few that survived all the weather cataclysms this year outdoors, didn&#8217;t catch any diseases, and is still growing in the bed. I can&#8217;t find a photo of it on the bush, I only have the one I left to save seeds from.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/146\/15428-190916091738.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/146\/thumb_15428-190916091738.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink oxheart Pink Flamingo tomato on scale\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">B<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">borchanochka (Polina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,895 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>How diverse these Flamingos are \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p>This is my second year growing Pink Flamingo&#8230;. the dwarf\/tree-type (\u0448\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0431\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439) one \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\nThe variety is mid-season, closer to mid-late. Beautiful, non-stretching seedlings, excellent fruit set, but in my conditions it doesn&#8217;t always manage to fully ripen (this year it grew and ripened in the greenhouse \ud83d\ude0e).<\/p>\n<p>The fruits are pink chubby little barrels, slightly heart-shaped, meaty-buttery, sweet, with very few seeds. It&#8217;s a favorite \ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/71\/2191-010715093436.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/71\/thumb_2191-010715093436.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo dwarf tree type\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/148\/2191-041016094708.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/148\/thumb_2191-041016094708.jpeg\" alt=\"Chubby barrel shaped Pink Flamingo\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/148\/2191-041016094631.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/148\/thumb_2191-041016094631.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo meaty cross section\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Olyushka-yar (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yaroslavl (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This year I grew Pink Flamingo from &#8220;Poisk&#8221;, the tomatoes look like wax but are tasty. Mid-season maturity, height about 50 cm (1.6 ft).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ilja (Ilya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (758 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Klin District, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Pink Flamingo from Yaroslavna reached almost 2 meters (6.5 ft) tall in the greenhouse. The fruits were very beautiful, juicy, sweet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/64721_d5c7c1c58e761fe7e5f6118347361ba861e04ba5.jpg\" alt=\"Tall Pink Flamingo bush in greenhouse\" \/><\/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>Who planted from Biotekhnika?<\/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\">m_Kallista (Yuliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,801 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Neftegorsk, Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I want to see the Pink Flamingo from our local seed company &#8220;Berta&#8221; \u2014 advertised as an indeterminate with large flat-round pink fruits.<\/p>\n<p>I have 2 seedlings growing, very stocky&#8230; exactly like a determinate. My daughter &#8220;chewed up&#8221; the leaves on the side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/167\/15021-280317075930.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/167\/15021-280317075930.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo stocky seedling\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Anyuta (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Could you tell me please, for those who have the determinate Pink Flamingo with the beak, what is it like as a seedling? I&#8217;m growing it for the first time. Mine is very frail\/wispy, the top leaves curled inwards. I got scared and isolated it from the others, or maybe that&#8217;s just how it naturally grows?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,461 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Anyuta, I&#8217;m also growing it for the first time. I sowed seeds from one forum member \u2014 it was thiiiin, practically ringing like a wire. I re-sowed seeds from another forum member \u2014 exactly the same \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\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\">Anyuta (Anna) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,595 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Understood, so it&#8217;s a variety feature, not a disease. Thank you! I&#8217;ll put it back with the rest.<\/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\">CUCSA (Larisa) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Lipetsk (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>This is the determinate Pink Flamingo that grew for me in 2016. Seeds from a packet by the company &#8220;Vashe Khozyaystvo&#8221; (Your Household).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description on the packet:<\/strong> Mid-season variety (110 &#8211; 118 days). Determinate plant. Plant height 140 cm (4.5 ft). (Actually, it was up to 50 cm \/ 1.6 ft). Fruits of delicate pink-raspberry color with no green shoulders, round shape, 150-200g (5-7 oz), no small fruits on the plant, very meaty, sweet, practically seedless. Productive. 3-5 fruits form per truss. Universal use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My opinion:<\/strong> Plant height up to 50 cm, stocky dwarf\/tree-type with rugose leaves, very similar to the description of Pink Flamingo from Poisk.<\/p>\n<p>It set a lot of fruit, but my ripening time shifted because of hail damage in June. As for sweetness &#8211; in 2016 this was not the sweetest tomato variety for me. It wouldn&#8217;t hurt to repeat it to form a final opinion. But I didn&#8217;t include it in my 2017 list (too many other varieties I wanted to try).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/145\/16825-100916053112.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/145\/thumb_16825-100916053112.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo determinate plant with fruits\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,461 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here is the Pink Flamingo with the beak that grew for me.<\/p>\n<p>We already tried the first two tomatoes&#8230;. soooour, the skin is thiiiick, but they are beautiful \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Found another photo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/182\/14201-200717104703-1825851684.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/182\/14201-200717104703-1825851684.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomatoes with sharp beaks\" \/><\/a><\/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\">Krasnaya Shapka (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (719 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Valday, Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Olya, how tall are the bushes right now? Mine won&#8217;t grow taller than 1.2 meters (4 ft) in the greenhouse, but the growing tip is very skinny. Maybe it&#8217;s just this kind of summer&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,461 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Alena, mine is outdoors in open ground \ud83d\ude09 Height \u2014 as tall as the stakes allowed \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p>I want to rehabilitate the variety. The first two tomatoes were sour, but then they got sweeter \ud83d\ude0b The skin is a bit thick, but the variety is good. Visually everyone loves it for the long beak and the colored skin \ud83d\udc4d<\/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\">Krasnaya Shapka (Alena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (719 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Valday, Novgorod Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, its appearance is mind-blowing! I haven&#8217;t taken a bite out of it yet, whatever is inside will be a surprise \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Lyolikovna (Olya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,461 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Samara Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I will definitely plant it again. It&#8217;s such a terrible year, it seems like ALL tomatoes have tough skin \ud83d\ude1e<\/p>\n<p>And Pink Flamingo is worth planting just for its beauty and yield \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">neLENtyayka (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,774 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kemerovo, Siberia (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Pink Flamingo striped with a beak.<\/p>\n<p>Very beautiful! For its beauty, you can easily forgive its unrefined taste and average yield.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d.radikal.ru\/d34\/1911\/81\/95f6c1d1e261.jpg\" alt=\"Striped Pink Flamingo on vine\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.radikal.ru\/c22\/1911\/3b\/b3f76f12aa13.jpg\" alt=\"Sharp beak striped tomato\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">sofochkamai (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (4,293 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>For me, it grew outdoors in open ground! It spat on this cold and wet summer, and I would even call it highly productive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_11\/1967993360_.jpg.7056846bcde6d75b5018fd658b92dcd8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_11\/1460643854_.thumb.jpg.af910b8f2dddfeb1ce3c2e08b1ab16b5.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomatoes thriving outdoors\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ivanovochka (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,297 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ivanovo, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And I have Pink Flamingo heart-shaped, that&#8217;s exactly how it was labeled on the seeds I received. The bush isn&#8217;t very tall, even in the greenhouse. The trusses with fruits are very beautiful, quite large hearts, meaty, juicy. I like these kinds, I plant it every year&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/231\/16635-280718122103.jpeg\" alt=\"Heart shaped Pink Flamingo\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/1797431908_1_19.jpg.11ccc081e683d257f92ba47a8d7049b4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/766170741_1_19.thumb.jpg.79f1a325eeb86dadb46bc020c9dc76d9.jpg\" alt=\"Pink oxheart Pink Flamingo\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/236\/16635-170818130245.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo tomatoes\" \/><\/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\">Marusha (Marina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Grower (393 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>ivanovochka said:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd I have Pink Flamingo heart-shaped&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My tomato looks similar to yours. The shape varied within the trusses. I really liked the variety. Didn&#8217;t get sick, tasty, beautiful, meaty. It bravely withstood the difficult weather conditions of the summer of 2020, the drought.<\/p>\n<p>I got the seeds from Olya, username Sergeevna. Thank you to her.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/231\/16635-280718122103.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo heart shape\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/1797431908_1_19.jpg.11ccc081e683d257f92ba47a8d7049b4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_08\/766170741_1_19.thumb.jpg.79f1a325eeb86dadb46bc020c9dc76d9.jpg\" alt=\"Cut pink heart tomato\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/236\/16635-170818130245.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo heart tomatoes\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_11\/Screenshot_2020-11-21-16-56-52-623_com.google.android_apps_docs.editors_docs.jpg.f71fada98ab3112d8b8f9dbfbe186cb0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_11\/Screenshot_2020-11-21-16-56-52-623_com.google.android_apps_docs.editors_docs.thumb.jpg.41f762cbca421ab8b1cd3a20989d6619.jpg\" alt=\"Tomato plant description screenshot\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nedobryi Samarityanin (Aleksey) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Beginner (16 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Primorsky Krai, Russian Far East (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Zulfiya said:<\/strong><br \/>\nNatasha, have you realized yet that there are several completely different varieties going by the same name &#8220;Pink Flamingo&#8221;?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is indeed such a thing. There is a variety named &#8220;Ukrainian Pink Flamingo&#8221; \u2014 an indeterminate with relatively large pink fruits. And there is a variety with the same name &#8220;Pink Flamingo&#8221; of Russian breeding \u2014 which is determinate, and from different seed producers it is slightly different. I myself grew a tall determinate (about 1 meter) in open ground last year. I liked it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Petrofka (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,057 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Nizhny Novgorod (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Marusha said:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy tomato looks similar to yours. The shape varied within the trusses&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I have seeds from the exact same source. From Olenka @Sergeevna. A huge thank you to her. The taste is a classic tomato flavor, well balanced in terms of acidity and sweetness. In open ground, it wasn&#8217;t tall. Not more than a meter (3.3 ft). It set a whole bunch of beautiful, good-sized hearts. Even though it grew in partial shade. It has entered my collection of favorites to repeat, alongside Large Pink from Ninuli.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_11\/large.594015795_.jpg.f2c17df763f434f8e7ae818b3f60bab0.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Flamingo heart tomatoes in hand\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Rozovyi Flamingo (Pink Flamingo) \ud83c\udf0d The Great Name Controversy: &#8220;Pink Flamingo&#8221; 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. \ud83e\uddec The Different Variants: If you buy or &#8230; <a title=\"Pink Flamingo (Rozovyi Flamingo) Tomato Reviews &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/pink-flamingo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pink Flamingo (Rozovyi Flamingo) Tomato Reviews &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,66,4,5,153],"tags":[53,72,33,226,105,122,225],"class_list":["post-291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plum-tomatoes","category-bicolor","category-paste-canning","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","category-tomato-culture-history","tag-determinate","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-pink-oxheart-tomato","tag-pink-plum-tomato","tag-striped-tomato","tag-tomato-mystery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions\/294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}