Job's Tears
(Coix lacryma-jobi)

Description:
Job's tears is a easy to grow plant. If you can grow grass you can grow this plant. With small corn-type bladed leaves, sturdy stalks, drooping flowers, and glossy pea-like seeds. Useful as a grain, jewelry crafting or great in flower arrangements.

Growing:
  • ​tender perennial (protect from frost)​
  • full sun
  • ​well draining soil
  • average water
  • harvest: seeds

How to use?
  • u​se beads to create jewelry
  • ornamental use
  • flower arrangements
  • edible grain
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