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Bromeliad, Bilbergia perhaps?

Once it starts to turn to mush, very likely you will lose the plant. Take it out of the soil check to see if there are any hard roots (rhizomes) left to save. If so let them dry out for a week, then just set them on top of the soil, put them in the shade until you see growth, then water. Then water. Rhizomes without roots, can not take up the water so rot. Norma

The best thing is location, location, location. They love direct sunlight and warmth where they grow like weeds. They will need to spend summers outside in as bright a location as possible and then brought inside during the Winter. One Summer should be adequate to see tremendous growth spring up and then water every week in hot sun or every two in less light. I mix pelleted fertilizer in with a good potting soil and sand and perlite. They will grow in concrete like soil if fertilizer is present. LOCATION!