Vriesea splendens, Bromeliaceae, Flaming Sword

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Vriesea splendens or Flaming Sword is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Native to Eastern Venezula and French Guiana these plants were introduced to Europe in 1840 following New World exploration. 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.

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Size: 3600px × 4800px
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Photo credit: © Alicia Gonzalez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: bright, bromelia, bromeliacea, bromeliaceae, bromelias, culture, de, eastern, epiphyt, exotic, flaming, french, gaden, garden, guiana, indio, indor, liliopsida, magnoliophyta, plant, pluma, red, splendens, sword, venezuela, vriesea