Bunster, I am fairly possitive it is an Aech bracteata. Japie

That's what I call "hens & chicks". I have it growing all over the rocks in my garden and it never dies out in winter. It's the toughist plant I have ever grown. If it's like mine, that long stalk will grow up and flower in summer and then die back.

what bizarre flowers! They're cool! Dannab, is the blue color on the flowers accurate or is it really more of a purple?

My assumption was that it had been overheated/lighted. Wal-Mart's "garden center" is really just a big fishnet on poles, you know, and I get the feeling the local folks don't know the difference between tropical and backyard plants. But I digress. I've cut the brown out, mostly, I'll get a little closer when I'm more awake. Interestingly, I have three options for keeping this fella: the first floor has the a/c.. right now its about 77F. The second floor feels muggier to me, but then, I dislike muggy! The third floor is much hotter and still humid. All floors have NSEW exposures, I was thinking south? As for the roots, I'll have to look; I thought there was a bulb or something attached to them. I left it alone not knowing what it was. I assume it got scorched, but having read up first I'm hoping the pup will make it! Drenched, as in the 5" pot it was in- the soil was completely soaked like they had dropped it in the pool. It was packed quite hard also, which is why I wanted to get it into something more to its liking. I don't expect to see results quickly, but how long should it take before I see improvement/further deterioration? I do keep an eye on the water in the leaves, they're still doing ok. I'll rinse and refill the leaves tomorrow. And perhaps I've been misinformed, but I was under the impression that broms preferred a faster draining soil?