Euphorbia 'Miners Merlot'

Common Name:
Euphorbia 'Miners Merlot'

Description:
Euphorbia 'Miners Merlot' is a striking and architectural perennial known for its rich, burgundy-toned foliage that adds dramatic contrast and texture to garden beds and containers year-round. Its narrow, lance-shaped leaves emerge deep merlot-purple and retain their intense colour through the growing season, making it a standout foliage feature. In late winter to early spring, it produces lime-green flower bracts that hover above the foliage, offering a vivid contrast and early-season interest. Ideal for Melbourne gardens, this compact Euphorbia thrives in full sun to part shade and well-drained soil. It is drought-tolerant once established and extremely low maintenance, requiring little more than a light prune after flowering to maintain its shape. With excellent disease resistance and an upright, bushy habit, ‘Miners Merlot’ is perfect for modern landscapes, mixed borders, or as a feature in contemporary pots.

Form:
Shrub - Small
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 0.5–0.7 m
Width: 0.5–0.6 m

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Late Winter
Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:
Lime green (flower bracts)

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Drought Tolerant
Disease Resistant
Perennial
Evergreen
Architectural Foliage

Toxicity:
Toxic to humans and pets if ingested. Milky sap may cause skin and eye irritation. Handle with gloves and avoid contact with broken skin or eyes.

Companion Plants:
Heuchera ‘Obsidian’
Festuca glauca
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
Salvia ‘Caradonna’
Liriope muscari
Agapanthus ‘Black Pantha’