Sorry SouthLondonGardener, haven't got a clue what they are. We put them in several years ago. They show no sign of blushing at the moment but do go pinkish later on. We live in Essex. As they were a fair size we picked them. Usually we have loads and the excess I bottle in Kilner jars. It's great in the middle of winter to say quite casually that I'm just going to make a gooseberry crumble from the gooseberries from our garden. I had hoped to make some jam this year but as I said in my earlier reply we don't have so many this year. We have two bushes which are well established. Sanjo