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Anthurium 'Queen of Hearts'

Queen of Hearts Anthurium

Very High
LightBright indirect light
Medium-High
HumidityHigh humidity (65-80%)
Warm
Temperature19-27°C
Small
SizeSmall to Medium (22-35 cm)
Slow
Growth RateSlow
Advanced
DifficultyAdvanced
Hybrid£££ · RareLowTrade name traced 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.
£200· 7cm plant

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Pricing Data Key

High/Good Confidence: 15+ recent online sales. Highly reliable market guide.
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Moderate Confidence: 5-14 recent sales. Good general guide, but prices may vary.
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Limited Data: Under 5 sales. Relying on shop stock listings and estimates.

Community price estimate based on limited sales history

ℹ️ Baseline Index ValueThe baseline index value represents the current market rate for an established 7cm whole pot specimen. Prices for other sizes, nodes, rooted cuttings, or mother plants are calculated proportionally from this base index guide.
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Anthurium 'Queen of Hearts' Morphology

leaf ShapeBroad cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches., heart-shaped with a well-defined sinus
leaf Length22-35 cm
leaf Width18-28 cm
petiole ColorDark green to near-black
venationMinimal, largely absorbed into the glossy dark surface
textureGlossy velvet
variegationN/A
growth HabitCompact rosette

About 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.

Native Range

Florida, USA

Market Analysis

Anthurium 'Queen of Hearts' Price Guide & Auction Value

Historical eBay auction metrics and live retailer listings updated weekly.

No eBay auction history available yet. Data is collected automatically as sales appear on eBay UK.

Field Notes · Vol. 118 July 2026

Trade Volume Without a Paper Trail

Queen of Hearts is one of the odder cases I track: it's genuinely one of the most consistently available named velvet hybrids across specialist retailers right now, yet I couldn't find a firm, independently documented account of its exact origin — only a consistent thread pointing back to Silver Krome Gardens in Homestead, Florida, and a widely repeated (but unconfirmed) association with 'Ace of Spades'. High trade volume isn't the same as a settled record, and this is a case where the two have clearly diverged. Buy it for the leaf, not the backstory, until a firmer source turns up.

Written at AroidAtlas research station— Aroid Aaron
Retail Price?The average price across tracked UK retailers (nurseries and specialty stores).
Not tracked
Not currently stocked by tracked UK retailers
Market Trend?Recent 4-week median vs. the prior 4 weeks. A rise only counts as 'Rising' when it's corroborated across the sample (not just one high sale) and confidence is decent — otherwise it's labelled a 'Spike'. Declines aren't treated as bad news: they're the expected trend as stock gets propagated.
Not enough history to calculate a trend

How prices are calculated: The AA Price uses online sold listings converted to GBP at current exchange rates, excluding extreme outliers to ensure a fair-value guide. Falls back to UK retail average when auction data is unavailable.