{"product_id":"kathleen-aka-vernes-fastest-aka-short-spine-peru","title":"Kathleen aka Verne’s Fastest aka Short Spine Peru","description":"\u003cp\u003eI first bought this clone from \u003ca title=\"Verne’s Fastest origin\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170313175456\/https:\/\/sacredcactus.com\/fastest_peruvianus.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Visit a webpage about Verne’s Fastest origin\"\u003eVerne with the name Fastest\u003c\/a\u003e attached to it. One of a few of Verne’s cactus plants that did not come from Cactus Kate, Verne said Fastest came from his friend Norm, who found the plant growing near Watsonville, CA. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn later years Verne stopped calling this clone Fastest and started calling it ‘short spine peru’, so it is also known under that name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJune 2026 - Looking through some of Verne’s old documents, I recently found an email giving Verne directions to the plant Verne called Fastest. Fastest and Kathleen are the same. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Accessioned as JS303 and JS400 here at Cactus Affinity based on different acquisitions but all same same.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cactus Affinity","offers":[{"title":"one 12” tip cutting","offer_id":47132023128282,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"one 10” tip cutting","offer_id":45832186265818,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"one 12” center cutting","offer_id":47272920121562,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"one 10” center cutting","offer_id":45199148744922,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0451\/0836\/3419\/files\/9447EB39-79A4-494C-BB09-EBE86E68F830.jpg?v=1765846305","url":"https:\/\/cactusaffinity.com\/products\/kathleen-aka-vernes-fastest-aka-short-spine-peru","provider":"Cactus Affinity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}