{"product_id":"vernes-wild-andes-aka-icarosdna-cuttings-14","title":"Verne’s Wild Andes #14","description":"\u003cp\u003eVerne grew out a big batch of Julio’s IcarosDNA seeds and was very pleased with them. He called them Wild Andes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first years they grew he sold chunky potted seedlings and several times I stayed up late into the night watching eBay to buy as many as possible. Verne’s auctions always ended in the middle of the night - later I learned that he operated on a very shifted schedule staying up through the night and attempting to sleep through the hottest parts of the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually Verne stopped selling the seedlings and planted his remaining Wild Andes seedlings at his Escalon ranch. As they grew out he sold hundreds of cuttings from these plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his death in 2022 most of Verne's cactuses were spread to several new homes around California with the largest batch brought to the Cactus Affinity nursery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cuttings on this page come from the heritage Wild Andes cactuses Verne kept to grow at his ranch and which are now growing at Cactus Affinity. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cactus Affinity","offers":[{"title":"one 12” tip cutting","offer_id":45666703802586,"sku":"","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"one 12” center cutting","offer_id":47988752318682,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0451\/0836\/3419\/files\/74059EF5-6A48-4550-9E19-5ABF0F83839B.jpg?v=1781200351","url":"https:\/\/cactusaffinity.com\/products\/vernes-wild-andes-aka-icarosdna-cuttings-14","provider":"Cactus Affinity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}