Hoya pubicalyx ‘Silver Pink’
The registrar recognizes Silver Pink and distinguishes it from Pink Silver. This profile follows the name and its documentary limits.
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
Silver Pink is an accepted cultivar name in the Hoya registrar’s account, with Silver Pink Vine as a synonym. Photographs carrying the name show twining stems, silver-marked green leaves and pink flower clusters; their clone identity remains unverified. The registrar traces the name to Graf’s 1963 Exotica and describes material passing from Moir to Hummel. The original collection locality remains unresolved; the historical use of purpureofusca and a Java locality should not be treated as this cultivar’s established origin.
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Flowers and foliage of a plant labeled Hoya pubicalyx ‘Silver Pink’ in the source filename, photographed by Mokkie on 27 February 2014.
Photographer or creator: Mokkie, “Hoya pubicalyx (Silver Pink)”, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0; resized for display.
Identification basis: Source filename labels the plant Silver Pink; photographer identifies Hoya pubicalyx. Cultivar/clone identity and continuity remain unverified.
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Flowering plant identified as Hoya pubicalyx ‘Silver Pink’ in NC State’s image collection.
Photographer or creator: Norbert Käßner, “Habit of H. pubicalyx 'Silver Pink', in a hanging basket”, via NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, CC BY-ND 2.0; full frame, no cropping or retouching.
Identification basis: NC State image caption identifies Silver Pink; cultivated identity/clone continuity not independently authenticated.
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Flowers of a plant identified as Hoya pubicalyx ‘Silver Pink’ in NC State’s image collection.
Photographer or creator: Norbert Käßner, “flowers of 'Silver Pink'”, via NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, CC BY-ND 2.0; full frame, no cropping or retouching.
Identification basis: NC State image caption identifies Silver Pink; cultivated identity/clone continuity not independently authenticated.
Rights and reuse: CC BY-ND 2.0; attribution required; no derivatives. Full frame; no cropping or retouching.
Image record: IMG-000196
What We Know
- The registrar reports Silver Pink as accepted and established, with Silver Pink Vine as a synonym.
- Pink Silver is treated separately in the registrar entries.
- The registrar assigns USDA 353450 to Silver Pink; Burton associates that number with Silver Leaf in an earlier account. These documentary allocations remain unreconciled.
- The registrar reports the Moir-to-Hummel history and cites Graf (1963); those original records have not all been checked here.
- Preserve labels and propagation records. Similar leaf markings alone do not establish that plants share a clone identity.
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
How do the conflicting USDA 353450 allocations connect to actual plant material?
What would help: Original accession ledgers, dated labels and propagation records that connect the plants discussed by Burton and the registrar.
What do the original Graf, Moir and Hummel records establish about the cultivar’s history and origin?
What would help: Lawful original publications, correspondence or accession documentation, with dates and page references. Distinguish historical reports from independently verified continuity.
Are any growing or flowering differences documented for authenticated Silver Pink material?
What would help: Traceable accessions, recorded conditions and repeated comparisons. Naming accounts and photographs alone do not establish distinct care needs.
Common Misconceptions
- Silver Pink and Pink Silver are interchangeable names. The registrar treats Silver Pink as a cultivar and PINK SILVER as a selling name for material whose identity remains unresolved.
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