Bromeliads?, can be a challenge. The first one I tried to grow wound up being over watered which resulted in a dead plant, I was extremely sad about this.
The next one has survived barely until recently. After these plants bloom, they die. Usually before their death, they produce pups from one plant to several. The trick is keeping mother plant and pups alive long enough for the mother plant to produce all the pups she intends to produce, and also long enough for the pups to be able to survive on their own.
The basic and good care for these plants as much as reading research and my experience tells me so far, still researching, is for the plants to be as much as possible in the environment they live in naturally in the wild. They either live in crevices of trees or in very fast draining substrate (soil) or similar medium. They live off the moisture in the air, debris which falls inside the plant and into the trees or where ever they are living, and there is a rare species which is considered somewhat carnivorous (bugs/insects get trapped inside the plant and digested).
The plants which are doing well for me have dappled or shaded sun light such as being next to a window which is shaded by my porch roof, or in my terrarium near a window shaded by trees. Some Bromeliads do enjoy bright light and few can withstand very reduced light.
The soil mix I use is made with a very little amount of organic lume soil, peat moss, and sand. They like the medium to be damp but not wet, so a very fast draining substance works well. If when you wet the soil you plan to use stays together when you squeeze it, it is too wet and will not drain fast. When it fall apart after you squeeze it, it will not stay too wet. I also allow my plants to dry for about 7, 10, sometimes 14 days or more depending on the air moisture and season.
There is information which says fill the cup of the plants, however, I spray my plants which works and I do not have to empty the plant every 5 to 7 days, allow it to dry and then repeat this process. Recently information has started to surface which does not recommend filling the cup of the plant. These plants grow well in malls and similar situations, so probable misting is the safe procedure.
I recently acquired a plant that was in sopping wet conditions and after 24 hours re-potted it into a larger pot to allow the mother plant and pups room to survive. Make certain the pot isn't huge because the bigger the pot the longer the soil stays wet and these plants can survive a drought better than a flood. It looks like the mother plant has a new lease on life for a while and her pups are eagerly greening up and growing well.
Your plant looks beautiful! If the plant is twice the size of the pot, you will have to make room for the pups to grow with mom until they naturally separate from mom, or they are about at least 6 to 8 inches depending on size of parent plant to cut them from their mother and pot up separately.
Oh, when the bloom is completely spent, it is best to remove it so mother plant retains energy as long as possible. As I find more information, I'll share it with you.
