please help to identify

Its a Bromeliad, indoor plant in this country i think, i would take it indoors till weather warms up! Or a frost free place otherwise you might lose it.

thats great thank you. i will bring it back in. thought itb was an outside plant as the shop had them with all the outdoor plants and they were being displayed outside. that will teach me to buy plants without care instructions on.

Well the shop should have put instructions on!!

They also like to be watered with rainwater if possible and put some in the red flower (not really a flower leaf bracts!!)
You could put it outside in the summer

i will be telling them when i go next. they will look lovely indoors really add some colour. thanks for all your help

Hi Nstressful. Bromeliad it is. But they are also called Guzmania, so take your pick.