SEEDS FOR JEWELRY - Coix lachryma-jobi 'Job's Tears' - Coix lachryma-jobi -Unique(Job's Tears) Beads 50 seeds

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Coix lachryma-jobi -Unique(Job's Tears) Beads 50 seeds

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Scientific Name: Coix lachryma-jobi. Common name: 'Job's Tears, but in Belize it is usually called 'Indian Beads'. This is a tall, ornamental tropical grass that is related to corn, and the relationship is easy to see. Prized for the seed heads, which are ornamental on the plant and used in arrangements. The teardrop-shaped seeds may be white or grey, glossy, and make excellent beads. It may be grown as an annual in colder areas, as it seeds heavily. It is easy to grow from seeds it will even thrive in dry, moist, and wet soils. Grow outdoors in tropical areas but great as a houseplant in temperate zones.

This item is a special hobby grower's packet of fifty (50) Coix lachryma-jobi 'Job's Tears' seeds, to be delivered upon receipt of payment. Note that the buyer pays $3.95 postage & handling.

Note for the Jewelry Maker: Creative people have always fashioned attractive bead jewelry from all sorts of natural objects but seeds are a popular material because they require the least amount of preparation for bead production. They usually need to be polished and drilled or pierced--a tedious and time-consuming process, but there is one remarkable seed called Job's tears that is already polished and has a hole through it. This perfect bead is produced by a tall, roadside grass (Coix lacryma-jobi) that grows like a weed throughout the Old and New World tropics.