My sago palm is opening in the middle and it just started turning a dark brown and I've never seen this. Is it normal?

Browning of sago palm leaves is usually a sign of a problem. Give more details and a photo of the whole plant.

It's not browning of the leaves it's the brown spots where her flower is forming here is a full picture of hee

It looks great to me. I'm not sure what you mean by brown spots.

I'm talking About this the dark brown pieces

Perfectly normal.
They're called cladophylls.

Thank you! Do they have something to do with her flowering

I really don't see anything to be alarmed by.

She's just my baby so I freak out a little

Do you think its going to bloom? Or are you talking about new leaves? New leaves are on the way but I don't see any evidence its going to bloom.

Sago palms are really hard to kill.

Yes but I killed my other one when I first got her bc I didn't know they like to be root bound and put her in a big pot but I've had her for a while she's 21 years old and she's a part of the family can't lose her! I jus never seen that part have the super dark parts like there is

A bunch of cladophylls can precede the cone (they don't have flowers, per se), or it can be ready to make a big new round of fronds.

Either way I'll be happy! Thank you

Wittletweee said: Yes but I killed my other one when I first got her bc I didn't know they like to be root bound and put her in a big pot

Incredible!

I have a couple of sago plants that were uprooted and left on top of the ground for weeks before I found them and planted.
They weren't bothered a bit...
Root bound?
Dunno, mine are planted in the yard. Certainly seem unlikely to be root bound...

I live in Oklahoma I don't think she'd survive in ground

My point was that I doubt the problem was too much room in the pot.

stone said: My point was that I doubt the problem was too much room in the pot.

The risk of overpotting isn't that some plants "like to be root bound" (they don't) it's that too much potting soil holds more water than the roots can take up in a timely manner, thus leading to waterlogged conditions and root death.

I want to be sure everyone knows there are deadly poisonous to dogs. A friend learned the hard way.

"I want to be sure everyone knows there are deadly poisonous to dogs. A friend learned the hard way."

Only deadly if the dog eats the seed cones, but that is not likely with what seems to be an indoor plant. Cycad make TERRIBLE houseplants. I got nasty messages from posting this on another site. Ironically, I LOVE CYCADS. They are though plants (had to survive dinosaurs!), but not for the house. They are too prickly and aside from the outdoor issue of potentially toxic seed cones, the leaves can cause skin dermatitis upon contact if pricked. Having said that I have about 9 of them in three different species. Yours is the most commonly available one, Cycas revoluta, but the second picture shows a plant that is suffering from something. They are very prone to problems indoors. I overwinter mine in a large, loft garage from December till mid March in NJ, then all outside. I have DEER, and they don't touch them.