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.
It grows in USDA zones 4 through 8 in partial sun or partial shade, reaching heights of 3 to 4 feet. Camellias (Camellia) produce dark green leaves and elegant blooms that resemble a rose. This flowering evergreen grows in shaded areas in USDA zones 6 through 9, depending on the species.
Lilyturf (Liriope) is an easy-to-grow favorite shade plant. Loved for its grassy foliage and spikes of blue or white flowers in late summer, as well as its resistance to deer and rabbits, lilyturf is practically a plant-it-and-forget garden resident. It grows best in Zones 5-10 and grows a foot tall.