Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailA horrifying plant that traps and kills sheep before feasting on their decaying bodies has been found growing in the UK. One of the county’s leading gardeners has revealed that Puya chilensis, which originates in the Chilean Andes, has been found here. Eventually the helpless animals die and decay which fertilises the soil around the plant, providing much-needed nutrients for the roots. (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Speaking on BBC Radio Cornwall’s Garden Line, Truro’s head gardener Liam Shoesmith – who writes a weekly column in The West Briton – revealed that the horrifying plant is growing in the city. He said: “It usually grows around the Andes where goats and sheep get their wool caught on its hooks.

Source: Daily Mirror September 29, 2019 02:15 UTC