Multicolor
/MUL-tih-kol-or/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
A color epithet indicating the plant displays many colors at once — typically on a single flowerhead or across a mixed flower cluster. It implies even more chromatic variety than versicolor or bicolor. Appears as multicolor (both genders).
Etymology
From Latin multus (many) + color (color), meaning "many-colored."
Example
“Primula multicolor and mixed-race polyanthus selections carry this epithet for flowerheads combining reds, yellows, pinks, and purples in a single display — a chromatic richness the name captures in two words.”