# Succulents and cacti for Dubai

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

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.

## Succulents and cacti (9)

- **Desert Rose** (desert-rose) — Adenium obesum · وردة الصحراء · succulent, native · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/desert-rose.md)
- **Aloe vera** (aloe-vera) — Aloe vera · صبر · succulent, adapted · sun to part shade, very low water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 5 shade 2 ease 5 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Sep–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/aloe-vera.md)
- **Agave** (agave) — Agave americana · أغاف · succulent, exotic · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 3 drought 5 shade 1 ease 5 · plant/sow Mar, Sep–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/agave.md)
- **Crown of thorns** (crown-of-thorns) — Euphorbia milii · تاج الشوك · succulent, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 3 drought 4 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Sep–Nov (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/crown-of-thorns.md)
- **Jade Plant** (jade-plant) — Crassula ovata · succulent, exotic · sun to part shade, low water · heat 3 salt 2 drought 5 shade 3 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/jade-plant.md)
- **Prickly Pear** (prickly-pear) — Opuntia ficus-indica · تين شوكي · succulent, exotic · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 3 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/prickly-pear.md)
- **Golden Barrel Cactus** (golden-barrel-cactus) — Echinocactus grusonii · succulent, exotic · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/golden-barrel-cactus.md)
- **Pencil Cactus** (pencil-cactus) — Euphorbia tirucalli · succulent, exotic · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 5 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/pencil-cactus.md)
- **Kalanchoe** (kalanchoe) — Kalanchoe blossfeldiana · succulent, exotic · sun to part shade, low water · heat 3 salt 2 drought 4 shade 4 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/kalanchoe.md)