Vegan Johnny Marr Gets Carnivorous Plant Named After Him
Written by Vegetarian Star on July 22nd, 2010 in Environment-Eco-Green, Gardening, Male Musicians, Male Singers.
Johnny Marr may have sang along to “Meat is Murder” when he played with The Smiths and he still follows a vegan diet today. However, his plant counterpart has no problem trapping innocents bugs and gulping them down. Guess everyone has an evil twin.
Horticulturalist Matt Soper was at first worried about what the British rocker would think about being named after the North American Pitcher Plant.
“It is a carnivore so that was the bit I was concerned about, whether he’d be up for it, but his manager tells me he’s really pleased. It is a plant after all so it can’t help being carnivorous,” Soper said.
Soper’s new hybrid brand of the plant is officially named Sarracenia Johnny Marr and will be displayed at both plant shows and the Chelsea Flower Show next year.
Photo: PR Photos
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