| It is a Tilandsia bromilead. It should be misted and not soaked. They can rot easily as well as die from drying out. Misting 2-3 times a week is usually sufficient.
The plant is in flower spike. It is the type often called Medusa after the mythical women with snakes for hair.
The plant was divided when it went into bud for sale, so it may not survive. I want to assure you it is not because anything you do. All bromileads live only one flowering season and new bulbs then grow to flower again.
The new growth may have been separated from your plant.
It may also start new growth. Nothing you do will be right or wrong on whether there is new growth. It is dependant on whether there is a growing eye left.
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jerry  |