This confuses me. Flowers look like that in the mint family, even arranged in such clusters. But I couldnt reference this...

A European version of Thistle Sage?

Probably not all that helpful but there is a similar plant in California. Its a Lamiaceae family.

It looks like Morina persica, for which there doesn't seem to be an entry in the NGA database

https://www.google.ca/search?q...

Interesting!
Agree Morina persica.
Reminded me of Morina longifolia but had trouble finding a Morina with spiny thorns!
Sooby beat me to it!
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Quote RHS
"Morina persica
Persian whorlflower
Family Caprifoliaceae
Genus description
Morina are rosette-forming, evergreen, thistle-like perennial with aromatic, spiny leaves and whorls of slender-tubed flowers with spreading lobes borne in spikes in summer"
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https://powo.science.kew.org/t...

https://species.wikimedia.org/...

https://www.cotswoldgardenflow...

Pics below Morina longifolia.

Maybe Morina kokanica? It's so cool!