Brown wrinkly leaves most often indicate too little water at some point.
31+ Bromeliad Leaves Turning Brown. This is in response to a couple of questions i've gotten about bromeliad flowers turning brown. In the case of bromeliads, if the leaves are turning brown and/or drooping, it's because the mother plant is dying.
Signs That A Bromeliad Is Thirsty from photos.demandstudios.com
I'm curious as to why they would say this when so many of you comment that it flowers more than once. Either way there are a lot of answers to everyone's questions at this link. The blushing bromeliad (neoregelia carolinae) is part of a large genus of bromeliads and has an interesting way of turning red at it's center when foliage:
If too many leaves are falling off, if many leaves turn brown at once, or if the upper leaves start browning your plant might be experiencing one or more of the following problems
Although the rosette of leaves on most tillandsias looks as though they should be oriented perfectly upright, this can lead to brown leaf bases from rot. A sickly brown plant may be suffering from a fungal disease. Is there a disease or nutrient missing that could do this to all the plants, or do they all just have their own special problems? Either way there are a lot of answers to everyone's questions at this link.
