Lavandula

The Greeks called it nardus, for the best lavender came from the Assyrian city of Naarda.  Nard, or spikenard, was highly valued and thought to cure everything from insomnia and aching backs to insanity.
  
Bees love the lavender bush, which has graced the alley known as Desolation Row for almost a decade.

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