Coix
Job's tears

Height 11/2-2 ft (45-60 cm)
Planting distance 6-9 in (15-23 cm)
Flowers midsummer to early fall
Fertile, well-drained garden soil
Sunny site
Half-hardy annual

Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), an ornamental grass, is grown for its attractive pearly gray bead shaped seeds, which form in midsummer and last until early fall. These seeds are carried in small arching stems, which reach up to 11/2-2 ft (45-60 cm) high and are set with pale green broad leaves. The seeds are not suitable for drying.

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