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Plant library · 9 plants

Succulents and cacti for Dubai

Succulents and cacti store water in their leaves and stems, so they cope with heat, dry air and long gaps between waterings better than most garden plants. They suit desert-modern gardens, rockeries and containers, but sharp drainage matters more than feeding, and overwatering is the most common way to lose them. Check each plant's sun needs and planting months below.

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Desert rose (Adenium obesum) with pink flowers and a swollen caudex
Pictured: Desert Rose

The plants

All 9 succulents and cacti

Every plant is rated 1–5 for heat, salt, drought, shade and ease of care, with a month-by-month season guide.
Desert Rose
Desert rose (Adenium obesum) with pink flowers and a swollen caudex

Desert Rose

Adenium obesum

Full sunSalt: 2 of 5
Native
Flowers
Aloe vera
Aloe vera (habit). Location: Maui, Kalepolepo

Aloe vera

Aloe vera

Sun/part shadeSalt: 2 of 5
Adapted
Flowers
Agave
A specimen of a Century plant (Agave americana) in the countryside within the neighbourhood of Mosqueira, north of th...

Agave

Agave americana

Full sunSalt: 3 of 5
Plant
Crown of thorns
Full bloom during a rainy day

Crown of thorns

Euphorbia milii

Full sunSalt: 3 of 5
Caution
Flowers
Jade Plant
Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) on May 17, 2018 in Los Altos, California.

Jade Plant

Crassula ovata

Sun/part shadeSalt: 2 of 5
Flowers
Prickly Pear
Opuntia ficus-indica growing at Pol·lèntia, an archaeological site in Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain

Prickly Pear

Opuntia ficus-indica

Full sunSalt: 3 of 5
Caution
Flowers
Pencil Cactus
Pencil Cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli)

Pencil Cactus

Euphorbia tirucalli

Full sunSalt: 4 of 5
Caution
Plant
Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Sun/part shadeSalt: 2 of 5
Flowers

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