had that as a kid. listened to it so. many. times. friends used to make fun of my musical tastes. and then, at some point, Morricone became cool with the cool kids. ha!

The American varieties are less problematic in terms of toxicity, but have similar therapeutic properties according to Bensky et al. (2004). So maybe better to cultivate for use here.

Is that Acorus tatarinowii?

I wonder if there's any relation to Tommy Peoples, the great fiddler from Donegal.

Genesis' The Return of the Giant Hogweed has a similar theme