Vriesea 'Belgian Hybrid'

Leaves green. Inflorescence simple; sword-shaped, floral bracts red at base yellow at top, some red streaks.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Brentwood'

Leaves green, inflorescence compound, spikes 5 or more sword-shaped; floral bracts reddish-orange.

Large sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Christiane'

Leaves dark green, inflorescence compound, spikes 4, paddle-shaped; floral bracts bright red.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Deutscher Zwerg'

Leaves green, inflorescence compound, many branched, scape and axis red, flowers lax, bracts red.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Favorite'

Leaves green, inflorescence simple, sword-shaped, wider at base than top, bracts shiny red.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Hoelscheriana'

Leaves dark green on the upper surface, below reddish-purple spots long semi-pendent scape, inflorescence simple, sword-shaped; floral bracts pale pink.

Hybrid origin.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Intermedia'

Green leaves with darker indistinct green cross tessellate markings, scape strong erect. Inflorescence compound with many branches, spikes sword-shaped, floral bracts brownish-red becoming lax at flowering from the base, stamens included.

Large sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Komet'

Leaves green and erect, scape red, thick. Inflorescence many-ranked, lax, each spike with up to 25 flowers; floral bracts mainly orange-red.

Small sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Little Chief'

Leaves brownish-green, inflorescence simple, sword-shaped floral bracts bright orange.

Small sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Lucille'

Leaves green, inflorescence simple spike wide sword-shaped; floral bracts red with darker tip.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Mariae'

Leaves green, inflorescence simple; spikes sword-shaped, floral bracts red, and yellow towards the top.

Hybrid origin.

Similar to the species V. carinata but inflorescence longer than wide.

Small sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Moonglow'

Leaves green, scape strong and erect, inflorescence compound with many erect spikes. Axis red, spikes sword-shaped, bracts red at base becoming yellow.

Large sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Nigra'

Leaves green, scape strong and erect. Inflorescence simple, sword-shaped, floral bracts shiny red but can be very dark.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Plantation Pride'

Leaves green; scape strong, inflorescence compound; spikes sword-shaped erect; floral bracts orange-yellow.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Purple Cockatoo'

Leaves green; scape strong; inflorescence simple, sword shape; floral bracts with long tip, red to deep purple.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Rodrigasiana Hybrid'

Leaves green; stout scape; inflorescence compound, many-ranked, lax, floral bracts red to yellow.

Very common and very hardy.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Rosa Morena'

Leaves green; stout scape, inflorescence simple, sword-shaped; floral bracts boat-shaped with a long tip, reddish-purple.

Medium sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Rubin'

Leaves green. Scape short and stout; inflorescence simple, paddle-shaped; floral bracts elongated, cherry red.

Small sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Van Ackeri'

Leaves green; inflorescence compound; spikes sword-shaped; floral bracts maroon.

Large sized cultivar.

Vriesea 'Viminalis Rex'

A name once used in Belgium for multi-branched Vrieseas with sword-shaped spikes where the floral bracts were red.

Similar plants in Australia are called 'Belgische hybrid' and 'Magnificent Seven'.