Amateur paleontologist here. I was thinking of starting a collection of living fossils (plants mostly). As my first plant I thought of this thing, Equisetum telmateia.
>What should I know about keeping my precious plants at life? Good fertilizer? Heat?
>>2133913
Dunno 'bout your question. But cycads, tree ferns and ginkgo are cool as shit
>>2133913
>plant general
>still shits up board with random how i care pls threads
it's a weed that's literally impossible to kill.
it usually grows on alkaline soil.
>>2133952
I know how to take care of plants, I was asking about living fossils. You know, certain types of soil, humidity and whatnot
>>2133963
depends on the species
If you want basic care tips for all "living fossil plants":
water, light and they should have their roots in some kind of substrate
>>2133959
this anon told you about your desired Equisetum
I have a Ginkgo and I can tell you one thing:
If you can't put it outdoors, don't bother buying one
I have a Metasequoia too, if you consider that one a living fossil
Thinking of getting Dicksonia antarctica currently
>>2133913
Holy shit, I took pictures of these when I was in England. We were walking the beach at Folkestone in a wooded area and I saw a ton of them. I didn't see any large ones so I couldn't tell what they grew into.
>>2134002
OP here. I've heard Ginkgos date 300 million years back, so they're an amazing example of living fossils. But there is one thing. Are they needy?
>>2134605
They don't grow large, what you saw was an adult plant.
>>2135116
>They don't grow large
>>2135115
Yea, Ginkgos are awesome and absolutely ancient
Well, they shouldn´t be kept too hot and too dry.
They need a cold period, where they lose their "leaves"
The soild shouldn´t be too wet, but also not too dry, no full fun for the smaller ones.
otherwise, it´s not really needy
They grow slow when they are young, but speed up when they get larger
>>2135142
Well tickle my anus and call my Samantha, the ones that I've seen have never went above my knee.
>>2135939
that's not even the tallest species.
![kauritree[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ZA8zzbP.jpg "kauritree[1].jpg")
Kauri trees
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis_australis
lycopods are way cooler but also harder to grow.
>>2136129
These seem like a fuck load of work, plus, it's a huge ass tree. I was looking for something that you can keep in a flower pot
