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Flaming Sword (Vriesea)
Also known as : Vriesea
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.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Herb/Vine
Key Facts About Flaming Sword
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Attributes of Flaming Sword
Plant Height
1 m
Spread
45 cm to 60 cm
Leaf type
Evergreen
Ideal Temperature
5 - 35 ℃
Scientific Classification of Flaming Sword
How to Grow and Care for Flaming Sword
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Flaming Swords are epiphytic bromeliads prized for their striking foliage and vibrant inflorescences. They demand bright, indirect light and high humidity while thriving in warm, consistent temperatures. Ideally, flaming Swords are grown in fast-draining, airy substrates. Common challenges include root rot, scale, and mealybugs. Seasonal adjustments involve reduced watering in winter and heightened moisture during active growth in spring and summer. Protection from temperature extremes is critical year-round.
How to Water Flaming Sword?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Flaming Sword?
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How to Plant Flaming Sword?
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6 most common species：
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.
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.
Fosteriana
Fosteriana is a tropical plant that provides a unique habitat for insects and frogs. In the center of the plant, it retains water that various fauna use for survival. In the wild, fosteriana often grows on the surface of various trees and obtains nutrients and moisture from the air, water, or debris around them.
King of bromeliads
King of bromeliads is a highly coveted tropical plant due to its perceived superiority in comparison to other bromeliads. Its most attractive feature is its leaves, which display a gorgeous banding pattern of dark horizontal lines. It is native to Brazil, where it grows attached to tree branches.
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 'Era'
The vriesea 'Era' is a striking tropical bromeliad with broad, flat leaves that flaunt a deep green hue and are marked by a pattern of elegant horizontal banding. Flourishing in warm, humid environments, this plant produces a brilliant inflorescence, an upright stalk with vibrant bracts that contrast sharply against the foliage. Its rosette structure allows it to collect and store water, an adaptation key to its survival in tree canopies.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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Flaming Sword
Vriesea
Also known as: Vriesea
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.
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Herb/Vine
Key Facts About Flaming Sword
Feedback
Attributes of Flaming Sword
Plant Height
1 m
Spread
45 cm to 60 cm
Leaf type
Evergreen
Ideal Temperature
5 - 35 ℃
Scientific Classification of Flaming Sword
How to Grow and Care for Flaming Sword
Feedback
Flaming Swords are epiphytic bromeliads prized for their striking foliage and vibrant inflorescences. They demand bright, indirect light and high humidity while thriving in warm, consistent temperatures. Ideally, flaming Swords are grown in fast-draining, airy substrates. Common challenges include root rot, scale, and mealybugs. Seasonal adjustments involve reduced watering in winter and heightened moisture during active growth in spring and summer. Protection from temperature extremes is critical year-round.
How to Water Flaming Sword?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Flaming Sword?
How to Propagate Flaming Sword?
How to Plant Flaming Sword?
Exploring the Flaming Sword Plants
Feedback
6 most common species：
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.
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.
Fosteriana
Fosteriana is a tropical plant that provides a unique habitat for insects and frogs. In the center of the plant, it retains water that various fauna use for survival. In the wild, fosteriana often grows on the surface of various trees and obtains nutrients and moisture from the air, water, or debris around them.
King of bromeliads
King of bromeliads is a highly coveted tropical plant due to its perceived superiority in comparison to other bromeliads. Its most attractive feature is its leaves, which display a gorgeous banding pattern of dark horizontal lines. It is native to Brazil, where it grows attached to tree branches.
Show More Species
More Popular Genus
Feedback
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
Your Ultimate Guide to Plants
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17,000 local species +400,000 global species studied
Nearly 5 years of research
80+ scholars in botany and gardening
Continue reading in our app - it's better
A database of 400000+ plants
unlimited guides at your fingertips...
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