Well, it has taken about three years from the point of germination (at about six weeks), but two Heliamphora tatei var. tatei grown from seed (obtained from a college classmate living in Chuspa, Venezuela), are finally producing adult-type pitchers. This particular "red variant" could eventually produce bright crimson pitchers some 46 cm (18") tall; but, considering that they were produced from seed and not vegetatively cloned from parent stock -- with all of the genetic crap-shoot seed production involves -- only time will tell . . .