Herbs: Bee balm? help ID - has thorns?, 1 by therica

therica wrote:
I took what was left of the dried-up crumpled handful of this plant which was given to me, soaked a leaf and flower to get them laid flat, and finally have photos!

The flower scent was sort of peppery but also similar to bergamot in its musky-masculine perfumy way.

The flowers were originally more lavendar-pink, but the juice that came from the soaked flower (as shown in photo) was yellow.

Keep in mind that the lower stalks with the thorns (which have been the reason for this original post to begin with!) were cut off after repeated jabs with them!