My experience is limited. I bought one on life support for a couple of bucks last fall. i had to cut a lot of the old growth off. I do not believe they like direct sun much. I have mine in a lilac bush that filters most of the sun out. I have gotten some new gronds to come out and they seem nice and green. The older ones just brown up and get dark blootches on the leaves. They do like a lot of water when it's very warm. Sorry I can't help more.