What is "autumn crocus"

n. 1 Any of several species of genus ''Colchicum'' that bloom in the Fall 2 # especially, (taxlink Colchicum autumnale species noshow=1)

n. bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe [syn: meadow saffron, naked lady, Colchicum autumnale]

Autumn Crocus may refer to:

• Several species of flowering plant:
  • 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

Autumn Crocus is a 1934 British romance film directed by Basil Dean and starring Ivor Novello, Fay Compton and Muriel Aked. 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. It was based on Dodie Smith's first play Autumn Crocus, previously a West End hit for director Basil Dean. The film was made at Ealing Studios, with art direction by Edward Carrick. It was the final film appearance of its star, Ivor Novello. A contemporary reviewer wrote, "Novello's schoolboy knees under his Tyrolean shorts make the audience, if not the players, feel bashful".

Autumn Crocus is a 1931 play by the British writer Dodie Smith. It was Smith's first play written under the pseudonym of C.L. Anthony. 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 Lederer and Martita Hunt. Stage designs were by Gladys Calthrop. Such was its success that the management decided to put an additional 35 seats into the stalls.