# What to plant in February in Dubai

Canonical: https://plantguide.ae/what-to-plant/february · Updated: 2026-10-05
Source: Ghaf Gardens (https://plantguide.ae/what-to-plant/february)

**Peak bloom, peak harvest.** Climate: mean high 26.1°C, mean low 16.4°C, rain 25 mm. 56 plants to sow or plant, 38 in flower, fruit or harvest.

## Overview

February is Dubai's showpiece. Bougainvillea, bedding and many shrubs and climbers are at full flower, daytime highs sit near 26°C, and the garden repays the work of autumn. Tomatoes, peppers and the leafy crops sown from October are cropping, and herbs have never been easier to keep alive. It is also, on average, the wettest month of the year at around 25 mm, so the sky does some of the watering.

Planting continues, but the clock has started. Anything slow to establish should go in this month or next, because by April the heat is building. Palms are a special case: they root fastest in warming soil, and FAO guidance for date palms in hot climates names 15 February to 15 March as the best planting window. Sow the last quick crops, start hardening off summer bedding under light shade, and feed flowering shrubs to hold the display. Prune lightly, if at all: heavy pruning now pushes soft growth that the first hot spell will scorch.

## Sow or plant in February (56)

### Vegetables & herbs

- **Okra** (okra) — Abelmoschus esculentus · بامية · vegetable, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 3 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–May · sow · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/okra.md)
- **Chilli** (chilli) — Capsicum annuum · فلفل حار · vegetable, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 3 salt 2 drought 2 shade 2 ease 3 · plant/sow Feb–Apr, Aug–Nov · sow · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/chilli.md)
- **Aubergine** (aubergine) — Solanum melongena · باذنجان · vegetable, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 2 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Aug–Nov · sow · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/aubergine.md)
- **Cucumber** (cucumber) — Cucumis sativus · خيار · vegetable, exotic · full sun, high water · heat 2 salt 2 drought 1 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Feb–Apr, Aug–Oct · sow · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/cucumber.md)
- **Lettuce** (lettuce) — Lactuca sativa · خس · vegetable, exotic · sun to part shade, moderate water · heat 1 salt 2 drought 1 shade 3 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · sow · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/lettuce.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 · sow · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/coriander.md)

### Flowers

- **Petunia** (petunia) — Petunia × atkinsiana · بترونيا · flower, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 2 salt 2 drought 2 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Jan–Feb, Sep–Oct · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/petunia.md)

### Trees & palms

- **Ghaf** (ghaf) — Prosopis cineraria · غاف · tree, native · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 5 shade 1 ease 5 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/ghaf.md)
- **Sidr** (sidr) — Ziziphus spina-christi · سدر · tree, native · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 5 shade 1 ease 5 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/sidr.md)
- **Samr** (samr) — Vachellia tortilis · سمر · tree, native · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/samr.md)
- **Tamarisk** (tamarisk) — Tamarix aphylla · أثل · tree, native · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/tamarisk.md)
- **Neem** (neem) — Azadirachta indica · نيم · tree, adapted · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 3 drought 4 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/neem.md)
- **Frangipani** (frangipani) — Plumeria rubra · فرانجيباني · tree, adapted · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 4 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/frangipani.md)
- **Olive** (olive) — Olea europaea · زيتون · tree, adapted · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 3 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/olive.md)
- **Pomegranate** (pomegranate) — Punica granatum · رمان · fruit-tree, adapted · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 4 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/pomegranate.md)
- **Mulberry** (mulberry) — Morus alba · توت · fruit-tree, adapted · full sun, moderate water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 4 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/mulberry.md)
- **Pink Trumpet Tree** (pink-trumpet-tree) — Tabebuia rosea · تابوبيا وردية · tree, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 3 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/pink-trumpet-tree.md)
- **Foxtail Palm** (foxtail-palm) — Wodyetia bifurcata · نخيل ذيل الثعلب · palm, exotic · sun to part shade, moderate water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 3 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/foxtail-palm.md)
- **Bismarck Palm** (bismarck-palm) — Bismarckia nobilis · نخيل بسمارك · palm, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 3 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/bismarck-palm.md)
- **Golden Shower Tree** (golden-shower-tree) — Cassia fistula · خيار شنبر · tree, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 3 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/golden-shower-tree.md)
- **Yellow Trumpet Tree** (tabebuia-yellow) — Tabebuia aurea · tree, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 4 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/tabebuia-yellow.md)
- **Date Palm** (date-palm) — Phoenix dactylifera · نخيل التمر · palm, native · full sun, moderate water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 4 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/date-palm.md)
- **Lemon tree** (lemon-tree) — Citrus × limon · ليمون · fruit-tree, adapted · full sun, moderate water · heat 3 salt 1 drought 2 shade 2 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/lemon-tree.md)
- **Fig** (fig) — Ficus carica · تين · fruit-tree, adapted · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 3 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/fig.md)
- **Guava** (guava) — Psidium guajava · جوافة · fruit-tree, adapted · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 3 shade 2 ease 3 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/guava.md)
- **Royal Poinciana** (royal-poinciana) — Delonix regia · بونسيانة · tree, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 3 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/royal-poinciana.md)
- **Bottlebrush** (bottlebrush) — Callistemon viminalis · tree, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 3 shade 2 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/bottlebrush.md)
- **Parkinsonia** (parkinsonia) — Parkinsonia aculeata · شوك القدس · tree, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 5 shade 1 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/parkinsonia.md)
- **Mango** (mango) — Mangifera indica · مانجو · fruit-tree, adapted · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 1 drought 3 shade 1 ease 2 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/mango.md)

### Shrubs & climbers

- **Arak** (arak) — Salvadora persica · أراك · shrub, native · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 5 drought 5 shade 1 ease 5 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/arak.md)
- **Hopbush** (hopbush) — Dodonaea viscosa · مشراس · shrub, native · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 5 shade 1 ease 5 · plant/sow Oct–Feb · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/hopbush.md)
- **Sesuvium** (sesuvium) — Sesuvium portulacastrum · groundcover, native · full sun, very low water · heat 5 salt 5 drought 4 shade 2 ease 5 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/sesuvium.md)
- **Sea Jasmine** (sea-jasmine) — Clerodendrum inerme · ياسمين بري · shrub, adapted · full sun, low water · heat 4 salt 5 drought 4 shade 2 ease 5 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/sea-jasmine.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 · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/aloe-vera.md)
- **Lantana** (lantana) — Lantana camara · shrub, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 4 drought 5 shade 2 ease 5 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/lantana.md)
- **Texas Sage** (texas-sage) — Leucophyllum frutescens · shrub, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 3 drought 5 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/texas-sage.md)
- **Duranta** (duranta) — Duranta erecta · shrub, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 3 shade 3 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/duranta.md)
- **Jatropha** (jatropha) — Jatropha integerrima · shrub, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 5 salt 2 drought 3 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/jatropha.md)
- **Plumbago** (plumbago) — Plumbago auriculata · shrub, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 3 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/plumbago.md)
- **Ruellia** (ruellia) — Ruellia simplex · shrub, exotic · sun to part shade, moderate water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 3 shade 3 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/ruellia.md)
- **Natal Plum** (natal-plum) — Carissa macrocarpa · shrub, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 4 salt 4 drought 4 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/natal-plum.md)
- **Coral vine** (coral-vine) — Antigonon leptopus · climber, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 5 salt 3 drought 4 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Apr, Oct–Nov · plant (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/coral-vine.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 · plant · [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 · plant (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 · plant · [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 · plant (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 · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/kalanchoe.md)
- **Ficus Nitida** (ficus-nitida) — Ficus microcarpa 'Nitida' · تين الغار · shrub, exotic · sun to part shade, moderate water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 3 shade 3 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/ficus-nitida.md)
- **Acalypha** (acalypha) — Acalypha wilkesiana · shrub, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 2 drought 2 shade 3 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/acalypha.md)

### Lawn & grasses

- **Lomandra** (lomandra) — Lomandra longifolia · ornamental-grass, exotic · sun to part shade, low water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 4 shade 3 ease 5 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/lomandra.md)
- **Purple fountain grass** (fountain-grass) — Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' · ornamental-grass, adapted · full sun, low water · heat 4 salt 3 drought 4 shade 2 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/fountain-grass.md)
- **Pink muhly** (pink-muhly) — Muhlenbergia capillaris · ornamental-grass, exotic · full sun, low water · heat 4 salt 4 drought 4 shade 1 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/pink-muhly.md)
- **Mondo grass** (mondo-grass) — Ophiopogon japonicus · ornamental-grass, exotic · part shade, moderate water · heat 3 salt 4 drought 2 shade 5 ease 4 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/mondo-grass.md)
- **Pampas grass** (pampas-grass) — Cortaderia selloana · ornamental-grass, exotic · full sun, moderate water · heat 4 salt 4 drought 3 shade 2 ease 3 · plant/sow Oct–Mar · plant (advisory: caution) · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/pampas-grass.md)

### Indoor

- **Peace lily** (peace-lily) — Spathiphyllum wallisii · زنبق السلام · indoor, exotic · part shade, moderate water · heat 1 salt 1 drought 2 shade 4 ease 4 · plant/sow Feb–Apr · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/peace-lily.md)
- **Areca palm** (areca-palm) — Dypsis lutescens · نخلة الأريكا · indoor, exotic · part shade, moderate water · heat 2 salt 2 drought 2 shade 3 ease 3 · plant/sow Feb–Mar · plant · [page](https://plantguide.ae/plants/areca-palm.md)

## In flower, fruit or harvest (38)

- Sidr (sidr): fruiting
- Date Palm (date-palm): flowering
- Bougainvillea (bougainvillea): flowering
- Hibiscus (hibiscus): flowering
- Arak (arak): flowering
- Hopbush (hopbush): flowering
- Petunia (petunia): flowering
- Marigold (marigold): flowering
- Zinnia (zinnia): flowering
- Desert grass (desert-grass): flowering
- Aloe vera (aloe-vera): flowering
- Crown of thorns (crown-of-thorns): flowering
- Mint (mint): harvest
- Basil (basil): flowering, harvest
- Rosemary (rosemary): flowering
- Cherry tomato (cherry-tomato): flowering, fruiting, harvest
- Bird of paradise (bird-of-paradise): flowering
- Mango (mango): flowering
- Lemon tree (lemon-tree): flowering, harvest
- Papaya (papaya): flowering
- Mulberry (mulberry): flowering
- Chilli (chilli): flowering, harvest
- Aubergine (aubergine): flowering, harvest
- Lettuce (lettuce): harvest
- Curry leaf (curry-leaf): harvest
- Coriander (coriander): harvest
- Jatropha (jatropha): flowering
- Plumbago (plumbago): flowering
- Natal Plum (natal-plum): fruiting
- Golden Shower Tree (golden-shower-tree): fruiting
- Yellow Trumpet Tree (tabebuia-yellow): flowering
- Gazania (gazania): flowering
- Sunflower (sunflower): flowering
- Snapdragon (snapdragon): flowering
- Dianthus (dianthus): flowering
- Cosmos (cosmos): flowering
- Jade Plant (jade-plant): flowering
- Kalanchoe (kalanchoe): flowering

## Jobs this month: Peak flowering for many shrubs and climbers

**Garden**
- Continue planting and transplanting in the cool weather
- Feed roses, hibiscus and other flowering shrubs to support the display
- Deadhead spent winter bedding to keep it flowering
- Start hardening off summer bedding plug plants under light shade

**Pool**
- Test and balance chlorine and pH weekly
- Backwash or clean the filter if pressure has risen

## Tips

- **Plant the slow growers early.** Slow-establishing trees such as [Ghaf](https://plantguide.ae/plants/ghaf.md) and [Sidr](https://plantguide.ae/plants/sidr.md), and palms, are best in the ground by early March so their roots get a few mild weeks before April.
- **Last sowing of cool-season crops.** Carrots, beetroot, radishes, coriander and salad leaves can still go in. Anything needing 90 days or more will struggle to finish before the heat, so favour fast crops.
- **Feed to hold the flowers.** Feed roses, hibiscus and other flowering shrubs, and keep deadheading bedding so colour carries into April.
- **Start hardening off summer bedding.** Plugs of [Vinca](https://plantguide.ae/plants/vinca.md) and [Portulaca](https://plantguide.ae/plants/portulaca.md) bought now need a week or two in light shade before they take full sun.
- **Refresh the vegetable beds.** Fork a few centimetres of compost into any bed between crops, so the next sowing goes into soil that has not been worn out by the last.

## Watch out for

- **Wet ground and new roots.** February is the wettest month on average. Newly planted trees and shrubs sitting in saturated soil can rot, so pause irrigation after rain and make sure planting holes drain.
- **Pests wake up with the warmth.** Aphids multiply on soft new growth as temperatures rise. Check the growing tips of shrubs and roses weekly.
- **Late heavy pruning.** Hard pruning in late winter encourages soft growth just before temperatures climb. Keep it to light shaping and finish before the spring flush.

## Related guides

- [The UAE planting calendar: what to plant in Dubai, month by month](https://plantguide.ae/guides/uae-planting-calendar)

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