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.
Many dwarf flowering bushes grow well in the shade. Use one or more types and colors of bushes to brighten areas under trees, next to fencing or around taller plants. Fragrant white dwarf gardenias (Gardenia taitensis) grow to about 2 feet tall and can thrive in partial shade.