Young plants

Young plants and seedlings in the United Arab Emirates

Updated 4 November 2026

Young plants in the UAE cost from about AED 13 for a small nursery pot to about AED 185 for a flowering tree, with most medium potted plants between AED 35 and AED 85. The quickest way to get current prices and plants that suit your garden is to describe what you want in a request on BlaBlaPrice.

Rules on buying and importing plants

Plants and plant products brought into the UAE have phytosanitary requirements, so a plant shipped from abroad should arrive with the right paperwork. The federal law on plant nurseries sets rules for nurseries and for organising the trade, and the minister may issue further rules under it. A newer federal law on plant variety protection, Federal Law No. 8 of 2025, protects new varieties for 20 years, or 25 years for vines and trees. When you buy a named variety, ask the seller where it was grown.

Planting season in a desert climate

The UAE has a desert climate, with very hot summers from May to September when young plants struggle without shade and regular watering. The mild winter from November to March is the kindest time to plant, because roots can settle before the heat returns. A November order can usually go in the ground soon after delivery, once the weather starts to cool.

Sizes and delivery

Prices are per plant or per pot, in AED. Sizes are given as pot size, pot litres or height in centimetres, such as a 30 cm pot or a 100 to 120 cm tree. Ask for the exact size, because a 100 to 120 cm tree costs far more than a small pot plant. Delivery can be arranged between Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman and Al Ain, so give your city and the planting date. Ask whether the price includes delivery to your garden.

What to write in your request

Name the plant or crop, the grade or age, and the quantity. Say how big the plants should be and where they will go, such as a balcony, a garden bed or a greenhouse. If you need a named variety, say so. Add the city, the date you need the plants by, and your budget.

On BlaBlaPrice you describe the plants in your own words in a chat and can add a photo of your garden or pot. The assistant asks for what it still needs, then looks through local sellers' websites and price lists and shows the prices it finds. Sellers registered here answer in the chat with their own offer, price and delivery. Your contacts stay hidden until you decide to exchange them. Compare with Seedlings and garden plants and Soil and growing media, or read how BlaBlaPrice works.