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.
Bush lily (Clivia miniata), also called natal lily, is a perennial evergreen growing in U.S. Department of Agricultural plant hardiness zones 9 through 11. This shade-loving flowering plant has straplike leaves and clusters of funnel-shaped flowers.
We can thank deciduous trees and shrubs for the kaleidoscope of orange, red and golden leaves we enjoy each fall. Unlike evergreens that retain their leaves, deciduous plants shed them each year before entering a dormant period in winter, then grow a new canopy of leaves in spring.