Vriesea splendens, or flaming sword, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Native to Trinidad, eastern Venezuela and the Guianas[1][2][3][4] these plants were introduced to Europe in 1840. This species of Vriesea features smooth-margined foliage with brown bands growing in a rosette, usually producing a bright red inflorescence in a flattened spike. It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]
It is sometimes considered a synonym of Lutheria splendens.[6]
Cultivars include:[7]
- Vrisea 'Andreana' (p)
- Vrisea 'Cayenne' (s)
- Vrisea 'Chantrieri' (s) (p)
- Vrisea 'Deroose' (p)
- Vrisea 'Double Pleasure' (s)
- Vrisea 'Elmireana' (s)
- Vrisea 'Enid Frase' (p)
- Vrisea 'Fascination (s)
- Vrisea 'Favoriet' (s)
- Vrisea 'Fire' (s)
- Vrisea 'Flammendes Schwert' (s) (p)
- Vrisea 'Formosa' (s)
- Vrisea 'Henrici' (p)
- Vrisea 'Hera' (s)
- Vrisea 'Illustris' (p)
- Vrisea 'Insignis H.L.B.' (p)
- Vrisea 'Juno' (s)
- Vrisea 'Kent's Sunset' (p)
- Vrisea 'Leopoldiana' (s)
- Vrisea 'Louis Dutrie' (p)
- Vrisea 'Madam Pele' (s)
- Vrisea 'Major' (s)
- Vrisea 'Meyer's Favorite' (s)
- Vrisea 'Nigra' (s)
- Vrisea 'Pommero Escheana' (p)
- Vrisea 'Psittacino-Splendens' (p)
- Vrisea 'Sphinx' (p)
- Vrisea 'Splendide' (s)
- Vrisea 'Splenriet' (s)
- Vrisea 'Tepuy' (s)
- Vrisea 'Trinidad' (s)
- Vrisea 'Ubanteniana' (s)
- Vrisea 'Wanteniana' (p)
- Vrisea 'Witteana' (p)
- × Gusvrisea 'Magnifica (s)
- × Gusvrisea 'Mirabilis (p)
- × Gusvrisea 'Splendulata' (p)
(s) — seed parent (p) — pollen parent
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