Hoya pubicalyx — Pink Silver
Pink Silver has a long selling-name history. The registrar treats it as a trade designation and leaves the underlying selection unresolved.
This profile clarifies a documented name and its unresolved identity. The link beneath pubicalyx groups related literature; it does not certify species parentage or the identity of a plant in a collection.
Overview
Pink Silver is a selling name for cultivated Hoya material, rather than an accepted cultivar name in the registrar’s account. Historical descriptions report silver-marked foliage and pink to wine-red flowers, but do not establish one continuous clone or a distinct growth habit. The registrar documents Cobia’s use of the name and points to a 1969 press account and a 1978 nursery advertisement. The original material’s collection origin and its connection to present plants remain unresolved.
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Flowers of a plant identified by the photographer as Hoya pubicalyx ‘Pink Silver’ at Bergianska botanical garden, 7 April 2012.
Photographer or creator: C T Johansson, “Hoya pubicalyx 'Pink Silver'-IMG 0433”, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0; resized for display.
Identification basis: Photographer-labeled Pink Silver at Bergianska botanical garden; source label preserved, not independently authenticated cultivar or clone identity.
Rights and reuse: CC BY-SA 3.0; attribution and ShareAlike apply. Resized for display.
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What We Know
- The registrar identifies PINK SILVER as a trade designation rather than an established cultivar name.
- The registrar distinguishes it from Silver Pink while leaving the Cobia selection identity unresolved.
- Clark grouped several names together in 1997; that historical grouping does not prove modern clone equivalence.
- The registrar mentions a patent or application inquiry; the cited number does not establish an issued or currently active right.
- The 1992 Hoya Handbook describes the material it called Pink Silver with silver, white, pink and sometimes maroon leaf markings and flowers of several colours. This is an attributed historical description, not proof that its plant was Cobia’s selection or the registrar’s Silver Pink.
- The registrar identifies a 1969 Orlando Sentinel account and a 1978 Bishop Nursery advertisement as documentary leads for Cobia’s designation. The originals remain important for resolving the underlying selection.
- Preserve the original label and provenance. Use this documentary history to evaluate a name; it cannot identify a plant from leaf markings alone.
What We Are Still Learning
What original Cobia records identify the selection sold as Pink Silver?
What would help: Dated catalogues, nursery advertisements, correspondence, original photographs or accession records. The registrar’s 1969 press and 1978 advertisement references provide specific leads.
Can present plants be traced back to the historically documented material?
What would help: Original labels and dated accession or propagation records linking the same material through collections. Similar appearance alone is insufficient.
Are growth, flowering or stability differences documented for traceable Pink Silver material?
What would help: Repeated observations with plant provenance, dates, conditions and comparison plants. Historical colour descriptions alone do not establish distinct care needs or stable inheritance.
Common Misconceptions
- Pink Silver is simply another cultivar name for Silver Pink. The registrar distinguishes the selling name PINK SILVER from the accepted cultivar Silver Pink; the identity of Cobia’s selection remains unresolved.
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