Anthurium warocqueanum × waterburyanum

This cross combines the enormous, elongated velvet leaf and silvery-white venation of the 'Queen Anthurium' (warocqueanum) with the broader, more compact cordate blade of Anthurium waterburyanum. The result keeps warocqueanum's prized velvet texture and pale vein contrast at a noticeably more manageable leaf length, while waterburyanum's stouter petiole and hemiepiphytic vigour make it a more forgiving grower than either straight warocqueanum or the largest waterburyanum specimens. It hasn't yet settled on a single trade name, and recurs across several specialist growers as a plain parentage listing rather than a branded cultivar.

Native range

Horticultural hybrid; derived from Colombian and Ecuadorian velvet-leaf Anthurium parentage. Circulates independently across several specialist growers without a settled trade name.

Classification

Genus

Anthurium

Family

Araceae

Type

Hybrid

Growth habit

Upright to semi-climbing rosette

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elongated cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches., intermediate width

Leaf length

45-75 cm

Leaf width

20-35 cm

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

Pale, silvery primary veins on a deep velvet blade

Texture

Dense velvet

Variegation

N/A

Growth habit

Upright to semi-climbing rosette