A pint of blood in America sells to hospitals for $180 to $300, depending on the market, and expired blood often is sold to research laboratories, said Ben Bowman, chief executive of General Blood, the blood broker engaged in a legal tussle with Oklahoma City-based OBI.
This evergreen plant grows 2 to 3 feet tall producing stemless foliage and purple flowers that appear near the soil. Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) is a hardy fern growing in USDA zones 3 through 9. This 1- to 3-foot-tall evergreen thrives in full or partial shade and is deer- and rabbit-resistant.
Plants that will tolerate more shade are designated with an *. Most shade tolerant trees are small, understory trees that grow naturally in woods openings or along forest edges. They are best suited to growing in partial or dappled shade, or in morning sun and afternoon shade. Acer palmatum - Japanese Maple.