Is this normal& re-pot?
So my dad passed back in February, and this is 1 of his plants from the visitation. So I really, really want to keep this alive. I have a few questions, seeing as I have never had a Bromeliad before. (Pictures are from most current back to the end of March-ish.)
#1 should I repot this? She's right at 30"+ tall from base to top.
It was in a basket with 3 individual potting pots of the same size, so i guess that's what kept it upright? 1 was this, 1 was a corn plant, and 1 was an ivy? Not sure, my aunt took that one. Anywho, I kept it in the same plastic potting pot but stuck it in a ceramic pot I have at home. However, this plant is so top heavy I have to keep it leaned against something or it'll fall over.
#2 when watering, I just set it outside in the rain & bring it back in my sunroom. All the inside leaves, all the way through the center get filled with water. It's that ok? I take it out of the ceramic pot when it gets watered, so it's not just soaking.
#3 it's not looking as red anymore, it's this normal? Also what's growing inside between the colored leaves? Flower part?