The My Little Pony Scrapbook: G1 in the UK and Europe

Sunblossom

Glittering Pony, 1991

Pink sweetheart sister pony with pale pink mane and tail/red tinsel, glittering silver-blue stars across whole body, pinkish-purple flower earring

Sunblossom
Pony Data
Set Glittering (Sweetheart Sister) Pony (1990-1)
Asst. Number 4621 (UK and Europe - boxed)
4411 (North America - carded)
Accessories Pale blue (?) glittery star pick.

Pinkish purple floral earring affixed to ear (shown)
Pose Starflash
Distribution North America, parts of Europe, possibly beyond.
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Ponies Sold in 1991 in the UK Merry-Go-Round Ponies | Glittering Sweetheart Sister Ponies | Tropical Ponies | Rainbow Curl Ponies | Sunshine Ponies | Drink & Wet Babies |Dance & Prance Ponies | Newborn Babies | Starlight Babies | Flower Ponies | Pony Bride | Prize Day with Rosette | Picnic Day with Sweet Clover | Playschool Babies | Schooltime Ponies | Schoolhouse | Club Newborn Baby Fun & Games | Show Stable II | PETITE PONIES (assorted sets)

Other 1991 Ponies Rockin' Beat Ponies (UK: 1992) | Glowing Magic/Glow & Show Ponies (UK: 1992) | Pocket Friends/Precious Pocket Ponies (UK: 1992) | Pretty Ponies | Rainbow Baby Ponies (UK: 1992) | Ballerina Baby Ponies (UK: 1992) | Teeny Weeny Ponies (UK: 1992) | Secret Surprise Ponies (UK: 1992) | Princess with Eyelashes | Firefly's Adventure | Baby "Stockings" | Rapunzel | Mommy and Baby Pony

Sunblossom

The oddly named Sunblossom was part of the Glittering Pony (or Glittering Sweetheart Sister Pony) set, released in North America in 1990 and the UK and Europe in 1991. The North American release had ponies on cards, but in the UK and in Europe, we continued with Sweetheart Sister Ponies in boxes, as per the previous year.

The Glittering Pony set all came with glittering star picks. They also had floral earrings, just like the previous set, and used the same slender poses.

Sunblossom's pale pink hair looks as though it should fade, but I've never seen one actually faded. It seems likely that she uses the non-fading version of fading pink in most releases.


Sunblossom's Character

Sunblossom's box story described her meeting and decorating some baby sunbeams with pretty ribbons to make them into proper glittering sunbeams. What this has to do with suns or blossoms is a bit obscure, but she did at least find them in a garden, so maybe that's the link.

Her image also appeared in a story that was actually about Bright Night in the comic, helping to muddle her persona more.