Skip to content
LIVE PLANT SHIPPING Checking the farm calendar…
Skip to product information
1 of 2

Moulin Rouge Salvia - Bare Root Plant

$15.15
$15.15 $27.68
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Size : Bare Root Plant
Re-stocking soon

Live plant delivery check

Where will this plant go?

Five quick steps confirm delivery, growing needs, protection, and the final order path.

Step 1 of 5 · Delivery method

First, choose delivery

How would you like to receive your plants?

You can switch between shipping and farm pickup later.

Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

Wholesale Buying Hub

Build your Wholesale reservation

Start with Moulin Rouge Salvia - Bare Root Plant, mix qualifying varieties, track minimums and pricing, and coordinate future production in one place.

Secure Checkout With
  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Diners Club
  • Discover
  • Google Pay
  • Mastercard
  • PayPal
  • Shop Pay
  • Visa

About the Product

Moulin Rouge opens very dark rose buds into big, rosy pink flowers, one of the deepest pinks you will find in a meadow sage. The mix of dark buds and open blooms gives each spike depth.

It grows into a full clump about 2 feet tall and a bit wider, blooming from late spring into early summer. Plant it in sunny borders or cottage gardens; pollinators love it and deer and rabbits do not.

What it looks like

Upright, branched flower spikes 8 to 10 inches long with large hooded florets, about 3/4 inch long, in rosy pink, opening from very dark rose buds near the tips. Spikes rise above a basal mound of leaves. Leaves are broad, oval to lance-shaped, 3 to 5 inches long, mid-green and crinkled. The plant forms a full clump 24 to 26 inches tall and 28 to 30 inches wide. At peak it looks like a broad mass of deep pink spires with darker tips.

Growing it with lavender

Salvia wants the same full sun and lean, well-drained soil as lavender, and its upright spikes echo lavender's form while filling the gap before and after the main lavender bloom.

Care

Plant in full sun in average to fertile, well-drained soil; it handles dry spells once established. Hardy in zones 3-8; cut faded spikes back to the leafy base after bloom to tidy the plant and encourage more flowers.

At a glance

  • Botanical name: Salvia
  • Flower color: Rosy pink from dark rose buds
  • Foliage: Mid-green
  • Growth habit: Full, rounded clump
  • Mature size: 24–26 in tall × 28–30 in wide
  • USDA hardiness zones: 3–8
  • Light: full sun
  • Bloom start: Late-May
  • Peak bloom: Mid-June
  • Bloom pattern: Repeat Blooming
  • Deer resistance: Resistant
  • Pollinator value: Excellent

Sizes and shipping

Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.

View Product Details
Mature height
26.0 in
Mature spread
30.0 in
Bloom
Late-May – peak Mid-June
Fragrance
Mild
Deer
Resistant

Lavender companion · grow guide

How to grow Moulin Rouge

Perennial Salvia / Russian Sage · Salvia

Give full sun and well-drained soil. Perennial salvias (S. nemorosa, S. × sylvestris) rebloom when cut back; Russian sage (S. yangii) is a woody, late-waking subshrub pruned only in spring.

Check my zone & planting dates
Moulin Rouge
  • Full sunLight
  • Low waterFast drainage
  • pH 6.0–8.0Soil
  • Zones 3a–8bHardiness
  • 26″ tall30″ wide
  • ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
  • Not known toxicPets
Huckleberry, the farm dog

Huckleberry saysTell me where you grow and I’ll check if Moulin Rouge will thrive there.

Hardy in zones 3a–8b

Spring is best; early fall works if 6 weeks remain before freeze.

Dormant bare-root perennial salvia as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Bare-root salvia is a woody crown with fibrous roots and short stem stubs (Russian sage has longer, gray, woody stems). Soak roots 20–30 minutes, plant the crown at soil level, water once, then let it dry slightly between waterings.

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Salvia nemorosa types show basal leaves in early spring. Russian sage is late: woody stems look dead until mid- to late spring, when small gray-green buds break. Wait before cutting or removing it.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.

When to plant

Spring is best; early fall works if 6 weeks remain before freeze.

How deep

Set the crown level with the soil, never buried.

Spacing

Perennial salvias 18–24"; Russian sage about 3 ft.

Soil

Sandy, gravelly or loamy · pH 6.0–8.0

Fix-it tip: In heavy clay, raise the bed or add grit. Skip rich compost; lean soil gives sturdier stems. Wet winter soil is the main killer.

Sun

Full sun (tolerates light shade, with fewer flowers).

6+ hours of sun keeps plants compact. Russian sage especially flops in shade.

Dormant
New growth

Don’t give up on it

Is it alive? What spring looks like

Salvia nemorosa types show basal leaves in early spring. Russian sage is late: woody stems look dead until mid- to late spring, when small gray-green buds break. Wait before cutting or removing it.

Community Grower Report

How does Moulin Rouge Salvia grow for you?

Real results from gardeners who grow it, including how it does beside lavender. Answer only what you have experience with.

Loading community reports…

Huckleberry, the farm dog

Grown this one? Tap your answers below. Your ratings count right away.

Grower-sourced information. Results reflect real gardens and farms and vary with climate, soil, plant age and care.

Great Lakes Lavender Farm

Is your plant struggling?

Use our evidence-led health checker for a practical recovery plan, staff review, or a second opinion from the Grower Community.

Check my plant
GREAT LAKES LAVENDER FARM

Customer Reviews

Reviews from growers, gardeners and shoppers.

—
🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻
Loading reviews…
Sign In to Write a Review
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE

Great Lakes Lavender Farm Community

Plants, lavender products, apparel, gifts and growing supplies.

Loading reviews…
You may also like