Their delicate beauty looks as ephemeral as any apparition, especially as the october light shines through their petals. A demure manchester schoolmistress falls in love whilst holidaying in the austrian tyrol. Planting autumn crocus, colchicium and hardy amaryllis. Pink flowered autumn flowering cormbulb, narrow green leaves appear after flowers. Resembling crocuses with its cupshaped flowers, it produces its straplike foliage, way later, in spring. The name naked ladies comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long before the. The genus crocus is not related to the genus colchicum, and out of the 80 or so species of true crocus, about half are autumn blooming. Because the autumn crocus produces its foliage in the spring, and gets the energy it needs from photosynthesis at that time, you can plant the bulbs under deciduous trees. The film follows a teacher who falls in love with the married owner of the guest house in which she is staying during a holiday to austria. Perfect for adding a burst of color to the fall garden, colchicum autumn crocus bears big flowers in shades of purplishpink and white in september or october. Choose from over a million free vectors, clipart graphics, vector art images, design templates, and illustrations created by. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. The autumn crocus, also known as meadow saffron or naked lady, is highly toxic and can cause severe gastrointestinal signs e.
Regarder le film autumn crocus 1934 en streaming vf. Autumn crocus care tips for growing autumn crocus bulbs. He is perhaps best remembered for the entertainments national service association or ensa, an organisation set up in 1939 by dean and leslie henson to provide entertainment for british armed forces personnel during the second world war. The autumn crocus needs at least a half day of sun during its foliage phase. There have been reports of poisoning when autumn crocus bulbs were mistaken for onions and eaten. Plants profile for colchicum autumnale autumn crocus. Autumn crocus is a 1934 british romance film directed by basil dean and starring ivor novello, fay compton and muriel aked. A teacher falls in love with the married owner of the guest house in which she is staying during a holiday to austria. Autumncrocus, a garden plant and occasional escapee in massachusetts, new hampshire and vermont, is protected in parts of its european range. Plant diversity and evolution robert j henry download.
Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. Autumn crocus 1934 basil dean, ivor novello, fay compton. Autumn crocus definition of autumn crocus by the free. By the time the trees are fully leafed out, the foliage is fading. Autumn crocus, autumn crocus and autumn crocus lambley. Basil herbert dean cbe 27 september 1888 22 april 1978 was an english actor, writer, film producerfilm director and theatrical producerdirector. Despite serious safety concerns, autumn crocus is used for arthritis, gout, and an inherited disease called familial mediterranean fever.
The seed, bulb, leaves, and flower are used to make medicine. A british schoolmistress on holiday falls for her tyrolean innkeeper. Autumn crocus was the first play of uk writer dodie smith, using pseudonym a. Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub, and meadows from sea level to alpine. Though known since at least the time of the ancient greeks, autumn crocus was considered too poisonous to use medicinally and it was not until research in the eighteenth century that the plant was discovered to be of value in the treatment of gout. The official autumn crocus of the botanists looks rather similar but is a true crocus. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Download vintage illustration of autumn crocus vector art. But there are a few species of the genus crocus, part of the iris family iridaceae, that bloom in the fall, and other fallblooming bulbs that have the word crocus in their common name. It was smiths first play written under the pseudonym of c.
Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron or naked ladies, is a toxic autumn blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family colchicaceae, unlike the true crocuses which belong to the family iridaceae. Whatever you choose to call it, colchicum autumnale is the most cold hardy of all the autumn crocuses. What actors and actresses appeared in autumn crocus 1934. These corms have several medicinal uses including treatments for gout and caner, but all. The word crocus usually conjures images of cheerful small flowers emerging from snow and ice as the first harbinger of spring. Autumn crocus 1934 basil dean, ivor novello, fay compton, muriel aked january 9, 2019 a teacher falls in love with the married owner of the guest house in which she is staying during a holiday to austria. Vintage illustration of autumn crocus download free. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Autumn crocus definition and meaning collins english.
Colchicaceae, colchicum familythe desert and the parched land will be glad. It follows a single schoolteacher who goes on holiday to the tyrol and falls in love with the married owner of the hotel in which she is staying directed by basil dean, it opened at the lyric theatre, london, on 6 april 1931, starring fay compton, francis. Autumn crocus 1934 0201 1934 gb drama, romance 1h 26m user score. In the us, the commonly called autumn crocus is not a true crocus at. The spice saffron is obtained from the stigmas of crocus sativus, an autumn blooming species. Overview of autumn crocus, 1934, directed by basil dean, with fay compton, jack hawkins, at turner classic movies.
Recent advances in genomics have also resulted in a growth of the subject of plant functional genomics. Autumn crocus is toxic to dogs pet poison helpline. Another word for opposite of meaning of rhymes with sentences with find word forms translate from english translate to english words with friends scrabble crossword codeword words starting with words ending with words containing exactly words containing letters pronounce find conjugations find names. Very mild sex references include a man claiming to have written a book with the title a remedy for sex and one female character asking another, has he been making. Autumn crocus is a 1934 film starring ivor novello, fay compton, muriel aked. Sadly, many true autumn crocus are not hardy beyond zone 6, and collectors tend to grow crocus in greenhouse collections. Planting colchicums is also a simple matter but they must be planted as soon as they are purchased, as they have a very short shelf life. This european native has huge 57 by 23 wide flowers that are very eyecatching. With ivor novello, fay compton, muriel aked, esme church.
Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom isaiah 35. The west end hit starred francis lederer in the novello role, with martita hunt and fay compton who repeated the school teacher role in the 1934 film. Crocus flowers have three stamens and narrow leaves with a central white stripe on the upper surface. Ridiculously easy to grow, all parts of this plant are poisonous, therefore it is diligently ignored by hungry deer. Muriel aked as miss mayne diana beaumont as audrey pamela blake as lenchen esme church as edith fay compton as jenny grey gertrude gould as frau steiner. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Fall flowering crocus mix autumn crocus mix crocus kotschyanus fall flowering mix.
They should be planted about 34 inches deep and 6 inches apart. September is the time of the year when the gardener would like some reassurance that spring will come again even as we gather in the harvest of fall. It is considered a poison, and can cause burning of the mouth and throat, vomiting, diarrhea, liver and kidney problems, blood disorders, nerve problems, shock, organ failure, and death. Unfollow autumn crocus to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Genus crocus are dwarf, deciduous perennials growing from a corm, with linear leaves usually with a silvery central stripe, and gobletshaped, sometimes fragrant flowers in autumn or early spring details c. Autumn crocus and 7 related entities entities finder. Autumn crocus is a 1934 blackandwhite romantic drama in which a thirtyfive year old spinster and music teacher falls in love during a brief visit to the austrian tyrol. The name naked ladies comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long before the leaves appear. Autumn crocus is a 1931 play by the british writer dodie smith. Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron or naked ladies, is a toxic autumnblooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member of the plant family colchicaceae, unlike the true crocuses which belong to the family iridaceae. A teacher on vacation falls in love with a married innkeeper. It is the source for colchicine, a chemical used to induce polyploidy in plant breeding.
Generally autumn crocus are hardy to zone 5 and can be divided when the foliage matures. Colchicum flowers have six stamens and generally large leaves with no stripe. Hailing from europe, north africa and asia, the autumn crocus is one species of around 70 in the genus colchicum. Blooming year after year and getting bigger with age, this flower bulb is ridiculously easy to grow. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Autumn crocuses definition of autumn crocuses by the.
Colchicum are often called autumn crocus but they are in the totally different family of colchicaceae although for many years they were classed as liliaceae. Plants in the genus crocus which bloom in autumn crocus nudiflorus crocus sativus the meadow saffron colchicum autumnale, which is also known as autumn crocus autumn crocus play, a 1931 play by dodie smith autumn crocus film, a 1934 film adaptation description. Fall flowering crocus bulbs, colchicum, fall planted. A cormproducing eurasian and north african plant having showy colorful flowers that appear in the fall. Despite the skimpy story and makeshift construction the alpine location stuff was shot by carol reed without the cast. I know why the garden writer elizabeth lawrence, in her book the little bulb, described autumn crocus as a lovely ghost that comes to haunt the garden in october. Plant this fall flowering crocus mix in late summer and youll have a mix of purples and whites in only weeks. The plant will develop corms that can be divided every few years.
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