I just saw this. I brought mine from Ebay 7 yrs ago. It was little twig. I thought it was dead after the first year. I moved to a new house and dug it up and moved it with me. I planted it in a afternoon sun area and it has consumed my house.
The one thing I know it wants to survive and get started good was moisture. When I kept it extremely moist is when it took over.
I think if you give it part sun morning or afternoon and lots of moisture you will be successful.
This is my twig. It grew to 8' tall and I chopped it down to 4'.
