Did you try doing a search on bromeliad? There are several sites that have pictures. Bromeliad.com is just one place. Good luck!

Does it have spines on the leaves? If not, then it is likely from the subfamily Tillandsioideae. The small blue flowers suggest it is more-likely a Tillandsia, than a Vriesea (which usually have yellow flower petals) - although purple-banded tillandsias are not common.
It may take a while, but you could search on fcbs.org in their photo index. Try Tillandsias first, then vrieseas.

If it does have spines, then you have an even wider search ahead of you. If the small blue flowers emerged from a sunken dome in the middle of the plant, then it could be a Neoregelia. If it had a raised flower spike with an obvious stem, then it could be an Aechmea or another genus from the Bromelioideae subfamily.

As bj99 said, good luck!

hi thank you both for your replies.i don't think it's a tillandia,from all the pix i have looked at.these plants have pups that are on stolons that hang away from each other ,the leaves are smooth,medium green with brown banding on the undersides,a very pointy tip on the leaves.they just look like vriesias with the urn inside each one,but the pot must have at least 15 plants and i dont even know where the original baby plant is now!i will try the org.you suggested and maybe this new info will give you more ideas,thanks again so much

hi again,after researching the pix i believe i have found the name of this plant,it is neoregelia ampullacea.i am very happy to have finally identified it and couldnt have done it without your suggestions.thanks again!