# Herbs to grow in Dubai

Canonical: https://plantguide.ae/plants/category/herb · Updated: 2026-10-05
Source: Ghaf Gardens (https://plantguide.ae/plants/category/herb)

Most culinary herbs grow best in Dubai from autumn to spring, when days are mild, and many fade once summer heat arrives. Pots on a balcony or a small kitchen bed let you move plants out of the harshest sun and control the watering. Each herb below shows when to sow, when to harvest and when heat stress begins.

More: [See the UAE planting calendar](https://plantguide.ae/calendar.md)

## Herbs (5)

- **Mint** (mint) — Mentha spicata · نعناع · herb, exotic · part shade, high water · heat 2 salt 1 drought 1 shade 3 ease 4 · plant/sow Sep–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/mint.md)
- **Basil** (basil) — Ocimum basilicum · ريحان · herb, exotic · sun to part shade, moderate water · heat 3 salt 1 drought 1 shade 2 ease 3 · plant/sow Sep–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/basil.md)
- **Rosemary** (rosemary) — Salvia rosmarinus · إكليل الجبل · herb, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/rosemary.md)
- **Curry leaf** (curry-leaf) — Murraya koenigii · أوراق الكاري · herb, exotic · sun to part shade, moderate water · heat 3 salt 2 drought 2 shade 3 ease 3 · plant/sow Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/curry-leaf.md)
- **Coriander** (coriander) — Coriandrum sativum · كزبرة · herb, exotic · sun to part shade, moderate water · heat 1 salt 2 drought 1 shade 3 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/coriander.md)