Is my potted house plant healthy

Hi
Anyone know what the name of this plant is?

Does anybody know if the main central leaves/shoots/spine are meant to be that colour or is the plant dead?

The outer green leaves appear healthy but the central spine is a brownish colour and is brittle/very dry to the touch

I don't water the plant much - only really when soil/compost is dry and I water in into the leaves/area at base of central spine

Is this plant healthy or has it died or do I need to give it some TLC
Thanks

 

I'm not sure but it looks to me as the flower in the center has finished and the leaves look fairly healthy.

 

Thanks Lea.
Will I just leave the flower in the center along or should I break it off ?
What do others think?

 

Its a Bromeliad , so you need to water in the center of the leaves , looks ok to me most probably the flower has finished flowering.

Spruce

 

Thanks Spruce
Should I leave the central flower in situ or should I break or cut it off or will it just fall off in its own time?
Thanks

 

all depends on you they do dry out eventually , or you could just cut it out , I find them a bit boring to be honest and us lot in the UK not like Holland France etc who just throw them away when not looking good try and keep them for years like the monster Cheese plant or rubber plant all bare at the base with a couple of leaves on the top

Difficult to make it re-flower , but a trick that is well known in late summer put the plant in a clear plastic bag (seal up) and leave a apple or two to rot and the gas ? given off I know it may sound crazy but its supposed to work

 

I tend to think most bought Bromeliads are best discarded after flowering.
There are ways of growing them on, but most people will prefer to buy a new one.

Growing on is usually a lengthy process and no guarantees of flowers.

 

Thanks all for the replies and feedback
I decided to discard the plant
Thanks for your help