BOOKS
1,The Smaller Bulbs
By Brian Mathew
Published by B T Batsford Ltd 1987
2, Bulbs: the bulbous plants of Europe and their allies.
By Greg-Wilson, Christopher; Mathew, Brian; Blamey, Majorie
Published by Collins, London 1981
3, Bulbs of the Eastern Mediterranean
By Oron Peri
Published by Alpine Garden Society, 2015
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/shop/
4, Growing Bulbs – The Complete Practical Guide
By Brian Mathew
Published by Timber Press, 1997
5, Buried Treasures
By Janis Ruksans
Published by Timber Press, 2007
ORGANISATIONS
1, The Scottish Rock Garden Club
The SRGC might be based in Scotland, but its members come from around the world and its message boards provide access to all sorts of helpful information.
Look out too for Ian Young’s bulb log diary.
2, The Plant List
3, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
https://wcsp.science.kew.org/home.do
4, KAVB – Royal General Bulb Growers Association
Koninklijke Algemeene Vereniging voor Bloembollencultuur, translates to English as the Royal General Association for Bulb Culture. Known world-wide by the acronym of KAVB, it is a trade association for cultivated bulbs.
KAVB website has a useful search facility if you want details of a cultivar’s registration.
https://www.kavb.nl/zoekresultaten
5, The Pacific Bulb Society
Information and images from their members from around the Pacific and beyond.
6, Greekflora
https://www.greekflora.gr/el/flowersSearch.aspx#
7, Flora of Greece Web
Vascular plants of Greece an annotated checklist.
http://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-greece/intro
8, Plants of Turkey
Lots of information and some helpful photos of plants in their native habitats.
OTHER HELPFUL SOURCES
1, Paghat the Ratgirl
Slightly eccentric website containing lots of wonderful information written by folk who truly love their plants.
2, Muscari Pages, by Martin Philippo
Martin, a member of the Pacific Bulb Society, has gathered together all he has learnt about Muscari in his web pages.
https://web.archive.org/web/20060924063611fw_/http://home.tiscali.nl/~hennessy/firstpage.htm
3, Michael Camphausen
Beautiful images and plants for sale
https://www.michaelcamphausen.de/pflanzen/muscari-vorwort/
4, Alpines.do
Website of alpine plant enthusiasts Kirsten Andersen and Lars Hansen