For centuries, the tall perennial herb with pinkish flowers known as Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) has been enlisted to help restless insomniacs get a sound night's sleep...
you wanna put yer readers tuh sleep?...
or were you talkin':
More like the Conan chick ... she's a Marine, after all!
I have a set of stories where the women are all named for trees. In a related family, the women are all named for flowers; hence, Valerian, Rosetta, Rue, et al.
I dunno ... maybe I should change her name to Veronica --- that means "fidelity."
Oh, yeah ... it's Veronica Peppers now!
Thanks, G'nad!