rich that looks like my search for Neo Decora so far ..dead end

Yeah I suspect it's just going to be in somebody's old collection buried away somewhere long forgotten. I was in Houston yesterday and tried calling you at the nursery, sorry I missed you.

You called me?

This is the picture of Tam Star from Padilla's second book. I've never actually seen the plant.

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This plant is relatively common down here. It is an attractive plant, and handles our conditions well. Unfortunately I do not have a photo, as I do not have this plant in my collection, but if you would like to see a photo let me know, & I will try to get one for you.

Devo

Sure I'd love to see any pictures. Is "down here" in New Zealand? David, yeah I called the nursery about noon yesterday but just got a recording gg

richtrav You must have been given the wrong number..there isn't a recording on that number

... and who's David? Sounds like a case of mistaken identity.

ok Who is on first? it is not me!

LOL, maybe so. For some reason I had it in my head you were David Meade

Found this photo in one of our journals, so have scanned, and enlarged the photo, plus part of the article that went with it, to include a little more info on Ae Tam Star. Quality is not great, but you get the idea.

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I know of a few collections (here in NZ) where this plant is growing, so will snap a photo when I get the chance.

Devo

Thanks for the pic, it's better than anything I've seen so far. So they're not that rare in NZ?

No, Tam Star is not rare here. I would not say they are "common" but, they are not that hard to obtain. Our club sales table had a couple of pups selling for $12ea last night. (about USD$8). I think Tam Star is a very nice hybrid, and they do look stunning when grown in a clump in good light. A plant well worth hunting for, and if it is rare in your area, then it makes the hunt a little more special.