Anthurium Black Hole

First off: We're venturing into the realm of speculation and rumors here, as there isn't much information available about the Anthurium 'Black Hole'.

A certain Peter from Australia is considered the original source of all the Anthurium 'Black Hole' plants currently in circulation. He received the plant from an elderly woman in Queensland and was the one who introduced it to the public.

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According to rumors, the elderly woman had received them from Equatorial Exotics when she bought or was given some seedlings there. After she had grown the plants, one stood out, which was subsequently named Anthurium 'Black Hole'. When one of Wynne’s friends (Jess) saw the Anthurium 'Black Hole' in her nursery, she said, "It looks like a black hole." They thought the name fit so well that from that point (2023) on, it was called 'Black Hole'. (Quote)

"... we decided to call it ‘Black Hole’ because it (read in a deep, booming voice) SUCKS ALL THE LIGHT OUT OF THE UNIVERSE. ..."

Anthurium 'Black Hole' is currently considered sterile. As of this writing (May 2026), we are not aware of any successful propagations using 'Black Hole' as the parent plant. The flower of 'Black Hole' is - true to its name - also black and comparable to the inflorescence of the original Anthurium besseae (not Besseae aff.).