Like many vines it likes its feet in the shade and it's crown in the sun. Mine started between my pergola and one of my laqural oaks, with me hoping that it would take over the roof of the pergola. Instead, it jumped to the crown of the oak and is beautiful there. Flat out the best thing in my garden.

I have several and I agree with Ambersky. The more sun means the more blooms. Mine out grew the trellis and jumped to the crown of my grapefruit tree. It's beautiful but I worry about it harming the tree.

The freeze we just had took care of my concerns and killed it back about half way.

It also roots fairly easily. But, it will look "dead" for about 2-3 months. It sends up new shoots that mix with the ones that died back. I was looking for new growth on the old dead stems and was surprised to see that it actually sends up new vines.

It grows really fast and requires little maintenance other than trimming it to keep it in bounds occassionally.

Mine is in total sun and seems to love it. Of course, now it is a frozen black mess, but I think it was established well enough that it will come back from the roots. If not, I'll replace it. It is one of my very favorite vines.

Marcia

Mine is in full sun and wants to take over the world. It grew over a wooden trellis till it got so big the wind blew it over. I trimmed it severely and it just won't quit. The cold did in a number on some of the biggest leaves, but the new shoots are going gangbusters. I also found a seedling under the vine but I have never seen any seeds.
Jo