Slash, the Tulip

I spend a lot of time in my garden just wandering around, with a cup of tea and the little black cat, looking at the plants and flowers.  I study each bud and blossom very carefully and I watch how they progress.  Every once in a while you find a plant that is a real character, just a little different from the rest, like SLASH- the tulip.

In his youth, Slash was a yellow tulip.  One of several standing in a clump in the raised flowerbed.  But look closely, Slash wasn't just yellow.  He had a blood red gash of colour across one petal.  He looked like someone had sliced him with a razor.

As time went by, Slash began to change.  He still had his red gash but he was no longer a yellow tulip... he was... how do I put this... turning ORANGE!

Day by day, Slash got brighter and more orange.  Was the red gash oozing colour into his petals?  What else could cause such a transformation?  Slash is now almost fluorescent!

I spend a lot of time observing the plants in my garden.  Probably too much time considering I've named a tulip, Slash!