Vegetable
Enorma
A tier
Enorma lives up to its name with very long, straight pods prized for exhibition and generous kitchen yields—scarlet-flowered classic runner type. Young pods are fine eating; giants go fibrous. A favourite where length competitions matter. Harvest at eating length, not max show length, for the table. Slice on the diagonal for traditional presentation. Heavy feeding and water produce the “enorma” effect.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Butter BoilDiagonal SliceShow Harvest SeparateSteamYoung Only Table
Traits
Classic TypeExhibition PotentialExtra LongHeavy YieldProductiveScarlet FlowerStraightVery Long Pod
History
GB
Enorma was selected for exceptionally long runner pods.
GB
Show growers used Enorma genetics for length contests.
Home gardeners grew Enorma for both kitchen and bragging rights.
GB
Enorma remained a classic long-pod runner bean.