Seemed pretty stable when I grew it. It's not one to put up with cool weather( it was too cold to grow successfully outside in SoCal during winter). As a houseplant, I (and others) let it dry out ( it doesn't recover well from that either) and also lost it that way. Granted, it's a bit more tricky to grow than most, but when has that ever stopped plant fanatics from trying, and growers from producing beautiful plants that are not widely adapted?