Gooseberry Flamingo

Medium-maturing variety, developed at Novosibirsk ZPЯOS, inbred offspring of the 'Smena' variety. Breeders: V.N. Sorokopudov, A.E. Solovyeva, O.A. Sorokopudova. Under state variety testing since 2002.

Bush is tall and spreading. Stems are slender, with a drooping tip; young stems are light green, later turning light brown. Thorns are distributed along the entire stem length, medium length, slender, single, double, and triple, directed downward. Leaf petiole is medium length, slender, light green.

Leaves are small, green. Leaf blade is glabrous, shiny, leathery, wrinkled, convex. Teeth are blunt and short. Leaf base is straight with a small notch. Leaf has three lobes, with blunt tips.

Berries are medium-sized, egg-shaped, pink-purple, with medium-thick skin, no hairs. Calyx is closed, with medium seed count. Flavor is sweet (4.8 points), with a muscat aroma.

High winter hardiness. Slightly susceptible to septoria, resistant to powdery mildew. Average yield: 2.9 kg/plant, maximum: 4.5 kg.

Advantages of the variety: high yield, dessert-like berry flavor. Disadvantages: stem bending, slight septoria infection.