Meek flower shop assistant Seymour pines for co-worker Audrey . During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant he names Audrey II, which feeds only on human flesh and blood. The growing plant attracts a great deal of business for the previously struggling store. After Seymour feeds Audrey's boyfriend, Orin , to the plant after Orin's accidental death, he must come up with more bodies for the increasingly bloodthirsty plant.