Autumn crocus definition of autumn crocus by the free. Autumn crocus care tips for growing autumn crocus bulbs. This should not be mistaken for crocus sativus, a member of the iridaceae family, that also flowers in the autumn. It was smiths first play written under the pseudonym of c. 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.
Composed by jacqueline debatte lyrics and her friend francine cockenpot music in 19421943, the song. Autumn crocus definition and meaning collins english. Apr 12, 2020 borrowed from latin crocus, from ancient greek krokos, crocus. French words for autumn include automne, dautomne, automnes, automnale, automnaux, automne and dautomne. While the leaves of crocus and cyclamen are relatively tidy, colchicum foliage is so large and floppy, that many gardeners find them unsightly in the rock garden. Autumn crocus translated from english to french including synonyms, definitions, and related words. Release dates 3 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 29 january 1934 london uk 7 may 1934. Ridiculously easy to grow, all parts of this plant are poisonous, therefore it is diligently ignored by hungry deer. 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. The word crocus usually conjures images of cheerful small flowers emerging from snow and ice as the first harbinger of spring. Planting autumn crocus, colchicium and hardy amaryllis. Ridiculously easy to grow, all parts of this plant are poisonous, therefore it is diligently ignored by hungry deer, rabbits. How to say autumn in french thesaurus and word tools.
Appearing long before the leaves, the flowers often have deeper tips to the petals. Colchicums are best known in france through a popular song. Unfollow autumn crocus to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Autumn crocus definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
Although it demonstrated antineoplastic activity in vitro and in some in vivo models, the toxicity of the drug has limited use in humans. Poisoning symptoms are similar to arsenic poisoning. Autumn crocuses definition of autumn crocuses by the. Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus. These garden treasures ship in august along with our bearded irises. A 71yearold woman ate a plant she thought to be wild garlic allium ursinum. The stamens of crocus sativus flowers are the source of saffron, an expensive food coloring and spice. Native to europe and n africa, it has escaped from gardens to meadows and fields in some parts of the united states. Brighten the fall landscape with fallblooming bulbs yes, there are some fallbloomers that thrive in wisconsin.
A perennial flowering plant of the genus crocus in the iridaceae family. Autumn crocus is a 1931 play by the british writer dodie smith. Look up the english to german translation of autumn crocus in the pons online dictionary. 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. Autumn crocus 1934 basil dean, ivor novello, fay compton. It was based on dodie smith s first play autumn crocus, previously a west end hit. As welcome in fall as the famous white crocus is in springtime. Autumn crocus, a 1934 film adaptation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title autumn crocus.
Includes free vocabulary trainer, verb tables and pronunciation function. A cormproducing eurasian and north african plant having showy colorful flowers that appear in the fall. Colchiques dans les pres about the song colchicums are flowering plants which grow in europe. With ivor novello, fay compton, muriel aked, esme church. Sep 28, 2014 autumn crocus, colchicum and cyclamen are ideal for the rock garden where their fall flowers are easily seen among the other lowgrowing plants.
A powerful world war i drama tracing the life of a germanborn woman who is trained by the french as a. White fall flowering crocus autumn crocus white crocus kotschyanus albus. When they ask why your crocuses are blooming this time of year, just smile and say that perhaps spring has come early in your garden. To learn more about this bulb that isnt really a true crocus. Plant them when they arrive, and youll have stunning jewellike bloom in just a couple of weeks lighting up your fall garden when other flowers are finished. Because colchicine arrests mitosis during metaphase, it was thought to be useful as an anticancer agent. 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. At the end of summer, crocuses are blooming in the meadows and clearings. French translation of autumn the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Whats more, you can gather your own saffron from your saffron crocus. The two can be differentiated in that true crocus has 3 stamens and crocus autumnale has 6. In the us, the commonly called autumn crocus is not a true crocus at. 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.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title autumn crocus. Autumn crocus is a 1934 british romance film directed by basil dean and starring ivor novello, fay compton and muriel aked. Autumn crocuses article about autumn crocuses by the. The meadow is spread out through the mowing process. Despite serious safety concerns, autumn crocus is used for arthritis, gout, and an inherited disease called familial mediterranean fever. Resembling crocuses, this smallflowered colchicum produces its 46 dark. 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. When french people sing about them, we know that autumn in near. Crocus speciosus is a species that is very showy and is my favourite autumn crocus they look fabulous planted in grass. This european native has huge 57 by 23 wide flowers that are very eyecatching. The battersby group worked on many other alkaloids, for example colchicine, from the autumn crocus colchicum autumnale which is used to treat gout.
The seed, bulb, and flower are used to make medicine. Autumn crocus article about autumn crocus by the free. This is a highly poisonous plant, so dont confuse it with crocus sativa. Ivor novello, fay compton, muriel aked, imdb rating. Native to southeast turkey to syria, colchicum cilicicum is a fallblooming colchicum which bears up to 25 small, funnelshaped, rosepurple flowers borne on short stems. Autumn crocuses article about autumn crocuses by the free. Saffron is obtained from the stamens of crocus sativus. Current bazaar prices range from 35 to 45 plat on bertox server. The plant will develop corms that can be divided every few years. French translation of autumn collins englishfrench. Autumn crocus definition of autumn crocus by medical. Glistening purewhite crocus flowers sparked with orange and yellow anthers catch everyones attention against the deepblue skies of autumn. Plants profile for colchicum autumnale autumn crocus.
Acute poisoning with autumn crocus colchicum autumnale l. This perennial makes a truly unique display in the fall garden. There have been reports of poisoning when autumn crocus bulbs were mistaken for onions and eaten. Hailing from europe, north africa and asia, the autumn crocus is one species of around 70 in the genus colchicum. Resembling crocuses with its cupshaped flowers, it produces its straplike foliage, way later, in spring. 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. Also known as autumn crocus, these crocuslike flowers bloom in meadows and clearings heralding the end of summer. Usa 24 october 1934 new york city, new york also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Autumn crocus definition, any of several bulbous plants of the genus colchicum, of the lily family, especially c. The best known species of the genus is colchicum automnale, called autumn crocus as it is an autumn flowering species. Autumn crocus 1934 in his final film role, ivor novello plays the married owner of a tyrolean inn. The popular autumn crocus or colchicum autumnale is actually not a true crocus and is a member of the lily family. Create fall color in the same stunning colors as springblooming crocus. The autumn crocus or meadow saffron is a member of the lily family liliaceae, not to be confused with its look alike, the springflowering crocus, which is a member of the iris family iridaceae.
Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as the autumn crocus or meadow saffron, contains the antimitotic colchicine, which binds to tubulin and prevents it forming microtubules that are part of the cytoskeleton in all cells. A demure manchester schoolmistress falls in love whilst holidaying in the austrian tyrol. Fay compton is the holidaying schoolteacher who falls hopelessly in love with him. 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. Whatever you choose to call it, colchicum autumnale is the most cold hardy of all the autumn crocuses. Also known as autumn crocus, these crocuslike flowers bloom in meadows and clearings heralding theread more. Autumn crocus sells for 0 plat 1 gold 9 silver 0 copper when offered to sateal deirosap vendor in the bazaar by level 2 human monk with 143 cha. Colchicums are flowering plants which grow in europe. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. Fall flowering crocus bulbs, colchicum, fall planted. Autumn crocus is worth planting if only to startle your neighbors. Autumn crocus is probably the best of these, with large, chaliceshaped flowers in pink or white. 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.
Buy crocus collection autumn flowering crocus collection. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. These corms have several medicinal uses including treatments for gout and caner, but all. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Autumn crocus definition of autumn crocus by medical dictionary. 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. 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. The autumn crocus is toxic and is disdained by cows on the pasture no information on toxicity in the hay for cows is known problems have not yet been reported. Fall flowering crocus bulbs, colchicum, fall planted flower.
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