Botanical name: Vriesea splendens    Family: Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Synonyms: Lutheria splendens, Vriesea speciosa

Flaming Sword is a bromeliad with generally lance-shaped or linear leaves 20-60 cm long that are green or purplish often with crossbands of dark brown. The genus name honors Willem Hendrik de Vriese (1806-1862), Dutch botanist. The leaves have smooth margins and may have colorful bracts at the leaf bases. The leaves are often arching, forming a funnel-shaped rosette. The flowers are variously shaped, short-stalked flowers, generally in a flattened spike-like racemes or panicles in 2 rows. Petals are often tubular and short-lived; the bracts are brightly colored and last for months. Flaming Sword is native to Colombia to Trinidad-Tobago, cultivated worldwide.

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