Anthurium 'Queen of Hearts'

Anthurium 'Queen of Hearts' produces broad, glossy, near-black cordate leaves with a distinct heart-shaped outline and a well-defined sinus, giving each leaf a smoother, more rounded silhouette than the narrower-leaved 'Ace of Spades' it's often compared to. Venation is minimal and largely absorbed into the dark, glossy surface, so the plant reads as a solid, deep, near-black shape rather than a patterned one. Despite an unusually thin paper trail for such a widely circulated name, it is one of the most heavily traded named Anthurium hybrids currently on the market, appearing consistently across specialist retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Origin

No wild native range: a horticultural hybrid whose trade name traces to Silver Krome Gardens (Homestead, Florida). Widely believed in the trade to be closely related to 'Ace of Spades', but the exact parentage or selection history has not been independently confirmed, so no formal parentage link is shown here.

Classification

Genus

Anthurium

Family

Araceae

Type

Hybrid

Growth habit

Compact rosette

Morphology

Leaf shape

Broad cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches., heart-shaped with a well-defined sinus

Leaf length

22-35 cm

Leaf width

18-28 cm

Petiole colour

Dark green to near-black

Venation

Minimal, largely absorbed into the glossy dark surface

Texture

Glossy velvet

Variegation

N/A

Growth habit

Compact rosette