Picotee

Type of flowers of two different colors
Picotee edges in flower

Picotee describes flowers whose edge is a different colour from the flower's base colour.[1] The word originates from the French picoté, meaning 'marked with points'.[2]

Examples

  • Hippeastrum
    Hippeastrum
  • Lilium
    Lilium
  • Chinese hibiscus
    Chinese hibiscus
  • Castilleja
    Castilleja
  • Rhododendron 'President Roosevelt'
    Rhododendron 'President Roosevelt'
  • Gaillardia
    Gaillardia

References

  1. ^ Daily Dictionary entry for picotee (URL accessed June 16, 2006)
  2. ^ The Oxford Dictionary of English, page 1331. Oxford University Press, 2005.


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