The other gardeners were either unimpressed or barely suppressing giggles.
My strange little plant, grown from strange little, magical I'd been told, seeds, was a stocky thing, deep purple tendrils budded with tiny red leaves.
It wasn't 'aesthetic', but it was clearly healthy, and that was definitely part of the winning criteria!
I received the gold trophy after it ate the other contestants - I was so proud of its go-getter attitude!
