Blossom in the United Kingdom
Concave Hoof Blossom was one of the more well known early
characters in the My Little Pony comics and stories here in the
United Kingdom. She saw a release in 1984 as part of the Earth
Pony set this year, along with Cotton Candy and four brand new
characters. She appeared in the early comics, and continued to be
available in stores into 1985, although she was not officially
included in the 1985 line on Hasbro's list. She was illustrated on
the 1985 insert as a model for My Little Pony wear, and appeared
on Ponywear packaging as well.
I have a better one in my collection than the one pictured, and
will upgrade the image as soon as I can find her...;)
Blossom and her set retailed at between £3 and £3.50.
Blossom's Character
Blossom had one of the more distinctive characters in the early
UK stories, although these attributes all applied to the concave
foot version definitively available by 1984. She was an ardent
gardener who took good care of her garden - when not chasing her
hungry friend Cotton Candy out
of it! Although she was a very early release pony in the UK, she
was still trying to keep Cotton Candy out of her garden in 1989,
as this comic story demonstrates!
Blossom complains to Bouquet about Cotton Candy's sweet tooth
My Little Pony Comic, 1989
