Job’s Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), packet of 5 seeds
$25.06
$37.34
Family: Grass (Poaceae) Perennial, hardy to zone 9 to 12, otherwise grown as an annual, 120 to 140 days to harvest (Yi-yi-ren, Chi Shih, Chieh Li, Djali Batoe) Ornamental, tufted perennial grass from Southeast Asia. Water loving. Excellent in potted culture. The hard seeds are naturally pre-drilled, used as beads to make bracelets, necklaces and rosaries. We grow Job’s Tears in our greenhouses and it makes graceful clumps about 3 feet high. Its quite pretty and the seeds are a tasty raw chew. Also used for making flour and tea. Plant prefers full sun to part shade. Sow seed 1/2 inch deep and keep evenly moist and warm until germination, which takes 1 to 6 weeks. Individuate to pots or space plants 1 foot apart. 5 Seeds/pkt, Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s
