Mentha × carinthiaca

Mentha × carinthiaca, known as the Austrian or Carinthian mint, is a hybrid mint species within the genus Mentha, native to Europe and locally extinct in the United Kingdom and Belgium.

Name

This species is toponymically named after Carinthia, the region in Austria which the hybrid was discovered. In German, it is called Kärntner Minze; Menthe de Carinthie in French; and Koroška Meta in Slovene, all of which translate to "Carinthian mint".

Description

It is a perennial species which primarily grows in the temperate regions. It is a hybrid between Mentha arvensis and Mentha suaveolens.
It generally prefers to be exposed to between full sun to partial shade.