When visiting the PCEI Nature Center, take a peek at the John Crock Learning Nursery! John Crock was an adventurer, nature-lover, and much-loved member of the Moscow community. The Learning Nursery will serve to celebrate and commemorate his life for years to come.
Many of the native plants grown in the nursery will be used in restoration projects across the Palouse-Clearwater region. You can find more information about PCEI’s restoration work here.
PCEI also grows native plants for public sale. Please see our list of plants below, and note that availability can vary due to supply and season.
Pricing
- $12.72 per plant (includes tax)
- $10.60 per plant (includes tax) for 100 plants or more
Purchasing
To purchase plants, please fill out our Nursery Order Form (pdf) or at the front desk of PCEI Nature Center. The fillable PDF form can be emailed to aminor@pcei.org. Once your selection of plants has been approved, you may pay with cash, check or card at the front desk, or pay online by clicking on the PayPal button below. In the Price per item field, enter the total amount owed (including tax) and leave the Quantity as 1. You will have the option to pay using your PayPal account or a credit card.
For more information, please email Amanda at aminor@pcei.org.
Availability
The following plants are normally available in our Nursery but availability can vary due to supply and season.
Shrubs and Trees
| grand fir | Abies grandis |
| Rocky Mountain maple | Acer glabrum |
| western yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
| thinleaf alder | Alnus incana |
| serviceberry | Amelanchier alnifolia |
| kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
| big mountain sage | Artemsia tridentatat vasseyena |
| showy milkweed | Asclepias speciosa |
| water birch (or red birch) | Betula occidentalis |
| water sedge | Carex aquatilis |
| red osier dogwood | Cornus sericea |
| black hawthorn | Crataegus douglasii |
| prairie smoke | Geum triflorum |
| oceanspray | Holodiscus discolor |
| common rush | Juncus effusus |
| western larch | Larix occidentalis |
| Oregon grape | Mahonia aquifolium |
| syringa (Lewis’ mock orange) | Philadelphus lewisii |
| Pacific ninebark | Physocarpus capitatus |
| mallow ninebark | Physocarpus malvaceus |
| englemann spruce | Picea engelmannii |
| lodgepole pine | Pinus contorta |
| western white pine | Pinus monticola |
| ponderosa pine | Pinus ponderosa |
| quaking aspen | Populus tremuloides |
| black cottonwood | Populus trichocarpa |
| bush cinquefoil | Potentilla fruticosa |
| chokecherry | Prunus virginiana |
| Douglas fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii |
| golden currant | Ribes aureum |
| Nootka rose | Rosa nutkana |
| Woods’ rose | Rosa woodsii |
| drummond willow | Salix drummondiana |
| coyote willow | Salix exigua |
| mackenzie willow | Salix prolixa |
| red elderberry | Sambucus racemosa |
| Canada goldenrod | Solidago canadensis |
| Douglas’ spirea | Spiraea douglasii |
| common snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus |
Sources
Washington Native Plant Society
USDA Plants
