During the pandemic, Manuela found herself looking for a spark — something that made her feel alive again. At the suggestion of her aunt, she began selling small succulents online, from her home. What started as a simple idea soon became a quiet ritual: repotting, nurturing, watching each plant transform.

That’s when she discovered it — a genuine love for the art of growing life. Her living room became her first greenhouse, where she began to handpick plants not just for how they looked, but for the feeling they carried. People began asking for more — for plants that were different, rare, one-of-a-kind.

And that’s how Exotic Plants was born.

Today, Manuela travels, studies, and hand-selects every single plant herself — searching for those that hold something extraordinary: unique color variations, unexpected patterns, or rare shapes that make each one feel alive in its own way.