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.
Flowers. Azaleas and rhododendrons are two popular types of flowers that grow well in the shade of a pine tree and do well in acidic soil. In fact, azaleas and rhododendrons grow so well under acidic conditions that the pine needles that fall around them can be left as mulch.