Amateur paleontologist here. I was thinking of starting a collection

>>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.

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>>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.

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>>2135939
that's not even the tallest species.

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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