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picotee [ˌpɪkəˈtiː]n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a type of carnation having pale petals edged with a darker colour, usually red [from French picoté marked with points, from picot]
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| Other flowering plants which received acclaim included Cosmos All Sorts Mixed, which featured picotees (different coloured edging) and plain flowers, singles and semi-doubles in shades of crimson, pink and white, Viola Chicky Chicks, a lovely mix of early and late flowering perennial varieties with pretty faces in blue, white, apricot, yellow, pink and purple, and Antirrhinum Spangles, selected to include early and late flowering types for a long display. Other flowering plants which received acclaim included Cosmos 'All Sorts Mixed', which featured picotees (different coloured edging) and plain flowers, singles and semi-doubles in shades of crimson, pink and white, Viola 'Chicky Chicks', a lovely mix of early and late flowering perennial varieties with pretty faces in blue, white, apricot, yellow, pink and purple, and Antirrhinum 'Spangles', selected to include early and late flowering types for a long display. There are large-flowered Grandifloras, multi-headed Multifloras, coloured and frilled-edged Picotees, trailers for pots, boxes and hanging baskets, and even frilly double-flowered forms. |
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