I have my Drimiopsis mostly in shade. It gets direct sun for about an hour at mid-day, but otherwise it's in dappled shade until mid-afternoon and after that it's in complete shade 'til sundown. I just acquired it last year. It's doing really well. I also try to keep the semps in dappled shade in the summer months. They do better with the shade then. In winter and early spring, they get a lot more sun.