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 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 (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

It is sometimes considered a synonym of Lutheria splendens.

Cultivars include:
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
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 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 (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
It is sometimes considered a synonym of Lutheria splendens.
Cultivars include:
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
Vriesea splendens