Flaming Sword
Botanical name: Vriesea
Flaming Sword
Botanical name: Vriesea
Description
Species in the flaming Sword genus are used as houseplants around the world. These plants are popular for their easy care and bright, colorful foliage. Species in the genus do not absorb moisture and nutrients through a root system. Instead, the epiphytic plants use the trichomes (small scales) on their leaves.
Species of Flaming Sword
Painted feather
Named after its red bracts with yellow tips that resemble lobster claws, the "Lobster claw" (Vriesea carinata) is a bromeliad with worldwide popularity. The painted feather is commonly grown as a houseplant and it's prized for its low maintenance requirements. It's an epiphyte plant, which means it can grow without soil, attaching itself to trees and obtaining nutrients from the air.
Flaming sword
Vriesea maxoniana is a plant species native to Bolivia. Vriesea maxoniana is also called the flaming sword. This species is often cultivated as a houseplant for its bright flowers. It grows best in a one-to-one mixture of potting soil and orchid soil. For optimal growth, flaming sword should be grown in bright, indirect light indoors.
Vriesea 'Astrid'
Vriesea 'Astrid' is a small, foliage-heavy bromeliad often used as a houseplant because it has no cold hardiness. It is noted as a compact and clump-forming cultivar. It blooms white flowers on a single long red stalk. Gardeners with warm, moist greenhouses or terrariums will find this grows quite vigorously.
Vriesea philippocoburgii
Species in the vriesea philippocoburgii genus are used as houseplants around the world. These plants are popular for their easy care and bright, colorful foliage. Species in the genus do not absorb moisture and nutrients through a root system. Instead, the epiphytic plants use the trichomes (small scales) on their leaves.
Scientific Classification
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