The Story of Planteka
Planteka is a collaborative project, to bring together
a community of plant lovers.
When Community Founder Sanitha moved into Barcelona's urban landscape, she missed the constant presence of nature and felt a relentless urge to bring greenery into every space she called home.
Inspired by the memories of her mother swapping cuttings with neighbors in Kerala and plant-filled balconies of Barcelona city, she founded Planteka.
Meet the Team
Sanitha
Founder & CEO
Creative - compassionate - resourceful
If you could swap plant cuttings with any famous person, who would it be and what plant would you give them?
If I could swap plant cuttings with any famous person, it would be with Sir David Attenborough, for being the inspiration for millions of people to fall in love with Nature, and personally for helping me rediscover my love for Nature. To swap, I would get some of his favourites - acorn (the seed) of an ancient oak tree or a carnivorous plant, and perhaps a representation of my own home - it would be a turmeric plant, attributing to Kerala, the spice garden of India.
What plant is at the top of your wish list and why?
The plant at the top of my wish list is a Begonia Pavonina, for its visual beauty and iridescence. I think every time I see the plant it would remind me to be as exciting and versatile as this plant, to take in light and shine in beautiful ways.
Tavo
Head of Growth & Partnerships
Hardworking - Honest - Somewhat obsessive
If you were a plant, what kind of care instructions would you include for yourself?
If I were a plant, my instruction manual would include: place me in a spot with good light, remember to fertilize me, and only water me when I give you a sign.
If you could travel anywhere in the world to see native plants, where would you go?
I would go to the Azores; because of its humid, Atlantic climate, it's like my homeland of Galicia, but untouched and wild.