Bicolor
/BY-kol-or/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
A pattern epithet indicating the plant displays two clearly distinct colors — most commonly on flowers with petals of two contrasting hues, or foliage that is green above and differently colored beneath. Appears as bicolor (both genders).
Etymology
From Latin bi- (two) + color (color), meaning "two-colored."
Example
“Iris bicolor and Verbascum bicolor display the characteristic two-toned coloration the epithet signals, as does Dietes bicolor with its distinctive yellow and dark-blotched white flowers.”