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.
Endless Summer hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla Bailmer), like other bigleaf hydrangeas, grow best in partial shade and rich, consistently moist soil. Unlike other varieties, though, it is classified as an endless bloomer because it blooms from early summer to fall.