The Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) Nature Center is the home of the John Crock Learning Nursery. If you are interested in planting native plants on the Palouse, the plants in PCEI’s nursery are for sale. The Nursery offers 20+ species of native shrubs and trees. The plants are also used at restoration sites across the Palouse-Clearwater region. The Nursery is open to the public for retail sales during normal business hours.
Pricing
- Individual Plants: 1-gallon $12 each.
- Want to buy in bulk? Buy 100 or more $10 each.
2020 Availability
The following plants are normally available in our Nursery but availability can vary due to supply and season. Please contact us at 208-882-1444 or restoring@pcei.org for current availability.
Shrubs and Trees
| Rocky Mountain maple | Acer glabrum |
| thinleaf alder | Alnus incana |
| water birch (or red birch) | Betula occidentalis |
| red osier dogwood | Cornus sericea |
| black hawthorn | Crataegus douglasii |
| oceanspray | Holodiscus discolor |
| western larch | Larix occidentalis |
| syringa (Lewis’ mock orange) | Philadelphus lewisii |
| Pacific ninebark | Physocarpus capitatus |
| mallow ninebark | Physocarpus malvaceus |
| lodgepole pine | Pinus contorta |
| western white pine | Pinus monticola |
| ponderosa pine | Pinus ponderosa |
| quaking aspen | Populus tremuloides |
| black cottonwood | Populus trichocarpa |
| Douglas fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii |
| golden currant | Ribes aureum |
| Nootka rose | Rosa nutkana |
| Woods’ rose | Rosa woodsii |
| Drummond’s willow | Salix drummondiana |
| coyote willow | Salix exigua |
| MacKenzie’s willow | Salix prolixa |
| blue elderberry | Sambucus cerulea |
| Douglas’ spirea | Spiraea douglasii |
| common snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus |
Forbs
| prairie smoke | Geum triflorum |
| purple coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
| big leaf lupine | Lupinus polyphyllus |
Sources
Washington Native Plant Society
USDA Plants
