The best rooting powders, compared.
Top pick: ZINNIAUK Doff natural rooting powder 75 g Best value: Doff natural rooting powder 75 g – Lowest named-brand shelf price with a review file above 100: about £5.16, 4.4 from 17,426 reviews. Updated October 2026.
Rooting powder is a basal dip for a stem cutting. You tap it onto a freshly cut node, then put the cutting into a free-draining mix. In the UK, home tubs are mostly a natural or organic seaweed powder. A hormone gel, or a professional powder on the HSE register, is a different product. Older amateur NAA powders have already expired. Match the tub to the job. It should be a dip, not a planting-hole inoculant and not a weekly feed. Read the chemistry on the pack. Seaweed or organic powder is the usual compost dip. A gel is the coat that can cling on difficult wood, plugs or a pre-dip in water. About 50–100 g covers a season of home cuttings. If the label claims a hormone plant protection product, it needs a current MAPP and the right authorisation. Decant a little onto a saucer, and do not dip into the stored tub. Form, chemistry and pack size are set out in the [rooting powder buying guide](/hub/fertiliser-soil-and-bark-mulch/rooting-powder/sub/rooting-powder-buying-guide).
Rooting powder is a basal dip for a stem cutting. You tap it onto a freshly cut node, then put the cutting into a free-draining mix. In the UK, home tubs are mostly a natural or organic seaweed powder.
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ZINNIAUK’s page reprints Doff 75 g natural rooting powder at £8.99, which is more than the brand 75 g listing at £5.16 on the same capture. The brand field is generic and the manufacturer is Zinnia, so this is a reseller single, not the Doff ASIN. The star line is 5.0 from four ratings; only two United Kingdom texts were saved, which is not a British sample you can lean on. The listing says naturally based powder and names herbs, flowers, vegetables, houseplants, shrubs and succulents, plus a dip into soil or water media. A customer question about water propagation is not answered as an attribute. Garden rank 106,432 sits far behind the brand tub. Pay the extra only if the brand 75 g is out of stock; the chemistry, if the tub inside is genuine Doff, is the same seaweed powder, not a stronger hormone.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only if the brand Doff 75 g listing is unavailable and you still want that tub size.
Less suitable: Anyone comparing unit price; the official 75 g and 3-pack are cheaper.
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Is this the brand Doff listing?
The title names Doff 75 g. The brand field is generic and the manufacturer is Zinnia.
Does the listing mention water propagation?
A customer question asks whether it works with water propagation. That is not answered as an attribute.
How many reviews were captured?
The listing line is 5.0 from 4 ratings. Two United Kingdom texts were read.
ZINNIAUK’s two-pack lists two 75 g Doff natural rooting powder tubs at £11.99, or 150 g on the unit count. That is more than the brand three-pack at £7.99 for 225 g on the same snapshot, so the unit price is worse than both the official single and the official triple. The listing says the powder contains growth hormones and names soft, semi-hard and hardwood cuttings, edible and ornamental plants, indoor pots, greenhouses and outdoor beds. The star line is 5.0 from one rating, and no review body was captured, so the perfect score is not a British sample. Brand is ZINNIAUK; manufacturer is blank. It is a reseller reprint of the everyday Doff powder. Prefer the brand 75 g or the brand 3 × 75 g unless those ASINs are unavailable.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only as a fallback when the brand Doff single and 3-pack are not listed.
Less suitable: Anyone comparing grams per pound; the official Doff packs are cheaper.
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Common questions
How many tubs are in this listing?
The title and numberOfPacks field are two 75 g tubs. Unit count is 150 g.
Does the listing mention indoor use?
Yes. A bullet names indoor pots, greenhouses and outdoor garden beds.
Is there review text in the saved listing?
The listing line is 5.0 from 1 rating. No review body was captured.
Westland’s 100 g organic rooting powder is £6.32 and 4.6 from 971 amazon.co.uk reviews, the highest star line among the named powders with a real sample. A bullet says it is made from natural ingredients and free from synthetic growth hormones and fungicides, so this is not an IBA or NAA plant-protection product. Reviewers describe a water dip, then powder, and several use the lid as a dibber on roses, hydrangeas and hardwood air layers. The brand panel also notes a sharp smell on opening and tells you to keep the tub away from children and to avoid skin contact. The same capture prints item weight 24.1 g and one bullet 0.04 kg against a 100 g title, so you cannot quote one pack weight from the fields alone. It is the top pick here for an organic-labelled home tub with a clean chemistry line, not because we ran a lab test. Buy a named gel instead if you need a coat that clings.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want an organic-labelled 100 g powder for roses, hydrangeas or other compost dips and you do not need IBA.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a clinging hormone gel, or who will not accept conflicting weight fields.
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Common questions
Is this listing a synthetic hormone powder?
A bullet says it is free from synthetic growth hormones and fungicides and made from natural ingredients.
Does the tub include a dibber?
Reviews say the lid doubles as a dibber. The included-components field only says Rooting Powder.
What pack size is printed?
The title is 100 g. The scraped item-weight field is 24.1 g.
Doff’s 75 g natural rooting powder is £5.16 on this amazon.co.uk capture and sits at 4.4 from 17,426 reviews, the largest sample in the set. The listing calls it a seaweed growth supplement for a basal dip on soft, semi-hard and hardwood cuttings, including edible and ornamental plants, indoors and out. Directions on the brand page are a water dip, then about 25 mm of powder, a tap, and planting at once into a hole or plug. One box-contains block on the same page still says hormone rooting powder, which is leftover wording, not a current MAPP for IBA or NAA. The scraped item weight is 70 g against a 75 g title, so treat the tub as a home-size pot, not a weighed trial. Rank 1 in Plant Root Stimulators is sales volume, not a strike-rate test. It is the best value named 75 g tub here if you want a cheap compost dip; skip it if you need a labelled hormone gel that stays on the cut.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A home propagator who wants one cheap named 75 g compost dip for a season of easy cuttings.
Less suitable: Difficult wood, plugs or a water jar that need a clinging hormone gel.
Specifications
Common questions
What size is this Doff tub?
The listing title is 75 g. The scraped item weight field is 70 g.
Does the listing say it is a hormone powder?
The features describe a natural seaweed powder. One box-contains block on the same page still uses hormone wording.
Can it be used on edible cuttings?
The coverage and target-species fields name edible and ornamental plants.
Clonex 50 ml is a gel, not a powder, at £8.99 with 4.4 from 2,692 amazon.co.uk reviews. Reviewers dip the cut end — often after pouring a little onto a saucer — and say the coat stays on succulent leaves, softwood, semi-hardwood and shrub cuttings instead of dusting off. Trade and review language call it a professional rooting hormone; the listing header in this capture has no active-substance line, so read the bottle you receive. A sticky lid is the usual handling complaint, which is why the dish method matters: dipping the stored bottle contaminates the rest. One review received a Spain-only pack with no English usage or safety instructions. The scraped mixing-ratio field prints 5:1000, which does not match a ready-to-use gel dip, so ignore that row. It is the hormone-side option in this set when you need cling; it is not a cheaper substitute for a 75 g seaweed tub on easy houseplants.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Difficult wood, plugs or a water pre-dip when you want a named gel that clings.
Less suitable: Easy houseplants on a budget, or anyone who only wanted a dry seaweed powder.
Specifications
Common questions
Is Clonex a powder?
No. The item form is gel. The pack is 50 ml.
How do reviewers apply it?
The application field is dip. Reviews describe pouring a little onto a saucer and rolling the cut end.
Did any pack arrive without English text?
One review received a Spain-only pack with no English usage or safety instructions.
This listing is three 75 g Doff tubs at £7.99, or 225 g on the unit-count field, with 4.4 from 1,341 reviews. On the snapshot that undercuts three brand singles at £5.16 each, which is why a household that takes cuttings all season may prefer the multipack to buying one tub three times. The title still talks about growth hormones, while reviews describe natural or seaweed pots — the same label split as the single Doff 75 g. Softwood, hardwood and herbaceous cuttings are named, for house plants and outdoor plants. The page claims a planter or dibbler is included; one review says the pack is three tubs only, so do not count on a tool in the box. Safety copy tells you to wear gloves and to avoid inhalation or ingestion. It is a value pack of the same everyday powder, not a stronger hormone and not a reason to skip the cheaper single if you only need one season’s dip.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A household that already uses Doff powder and wants three tubs without paying three single prices.
Less suitable: A first tub, a one-season windowsill, or anyone who needs a hormone gel.
Specifications
Common questions
How many tubs are in this listing?
The title and numberOfPacks field are three 75 g tubs. Unit count is 225 g.
Does a dibber arrive in the box?
The listing says a planter or dibbler is included. One review says the pack is three tubs only.
What safety line is on the listing?
The capture tells the buyer to use gloves and to avoid inhalation or ingestion.
Vitax’s organic rooting gel three-pack is 3 × 150 ml (450 ml on the unit count) at £14.73. The amazon.co.uk line is 3.0 from four reviews, and only one United Kingdom text was saved. That reviewer said the gel would not stick to rose cuttings and that none of ten cuttings came through — a single report, not a trial we ran, but it is the only British body in the file. The title is gel; the item-form attribute also prints Powder, so the page itself is messy. Coverage names vegetable gardens; indoor use is only a customer question. Wood types are not stated. At this price you are buying volume of an organic gel with almost no UK review depth, not a proven Clonex substitute. Skip it if you need a named hormone gel or a cheap powder with a large sample.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only if you already use Vitax organic gel and want three pots, knowing the UK sample is thin.
Less suitable: A first hormone gel, rose cuttings that need cling, or a cheap everyday powder.
Specifications
Common questions
How much gel is in this listing?
The title is a pack of three 150 ml pots. Unit count is 450 ml.
Did the captured UK review say the gel stuck?
No. The one United Kingdom text said the gel would not stick to rose cuttings and none of 10 cuttings came through.
Is the form only gel?
The title is gel. The item-form attribute prints Gel,Powder.
Vitax organic rooting powder as a six-pack of 50 g tubs is £20.42 on this capture, about 300 g if the title is right. The listing calls it an organic rooting fertiliser for soft, medium and hardwood cuttings. There is no star line in the saved listing, no review count, and no saved review text, so you have seller copy only. Item weight and unit count both print 50 g, which matches one tub, not six, so the pack size is another field conflict. Garden rank 384,013 and rank 205 in Plant Root Stimulators put it well behind the Doff and Westland tubs. Bulk grams are not a stronger hormone; this is still an organic powder, not an authorised IBA product. It only makes sense if you already use Vitax organic powder and want several small pots; it cannot carry a top-pick or best-value badge here.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A Vitax organic-powder user who wants several small tubs and accepts that there is no UK review file.
Less suitable: A first buy, a hormone job, or anyone who wanted a scored listing.
Specifications
Common questions
How many tubs are in this listing?
The title is (x6) Vitax organic rooting powder 50 g.
Which cuttings does the listing name?
A bullet says soft, medium and hardwood cuttings.
Is there a star rating in the saved listing?
No. The listing file has no star rating and no review count, and no review text was saved.
Eight amazon.co.uk listings were scored from the stored pages and the UK review notes already on file. Shelf date 21 October 2026. There is no laboratory test. HSE, GOV.UK, RHS and BBC Gardeners' World pages are context for chemistry, legality and method. They are not a score for these tubs. Where a listing has 100 or more reviews, the score is the star rating multiplied by 20. A file under ten reviews, no star line, or a reseller reprint of a cheaper brand ASIN takes a deduction. The highest remaining score among named, non-reseller packs is the top pick. The best value is the lowest named-brand shelf price with a review file above 100. The weights below sum to 100.
Amazon star line
60%Where the listing has 100 or more reviews, the score is the amazon.co.uk star rating multiplied by 20. A 4.6 becomes 92. A 4.4 becomes 88. That figure is not a trial of how many cuttings root.
Sample size and label noise
25%Fewer than ten reviews, no star line, or a reseller reprint of a cheaper brand ASIN takes a deduction. A 5.0 from four ratings, or from one rating with no text, is not treated as a British ranking.
Named-brand shelf price
15%The best value is the lowest named-brand shelf price with a review file above 100. It is a separate award from the top score. A reseller single at a higher price does not win it.
Buy the job before you buy the star line. A seaweed powder, an organic powder and a hormone gel are not one ladder. Prices below are amazon.co.uk shelf prices on 21 October 2026. This is not a laboratory test.
Rooting powder is a basal dip you tap onto a freshly cut node before the cutting goes into a free-draining mix. You buy it for softwood, semi-ripe or hardwood cuttings at home. It is not a planting-hole inoculant, and it is not a weekly liquid feed. On amazon.co.uk, most of the volume for home use is a natural or organic seaweed powder. A hormone product is a separate listing: a gel many amateurs use, or a professional IBA powder on the HSE register. Read the chemistry before the star line.
Rootgrow-style fungi go in the planting hole. A weekly root feed is a fertiliser. Neither replaces a basal dip on a stem cutting.
Decant a little powder or gel. A wet cutting, or a sticky lid put back on the bottle, contaminates the rest. Pour gel onto a saucer.
Doff's natural listing is a seaweed powder, and one box block still says hormone. Amateur NAA powder MAPP 11986 expired on 30 June 2017. Follow a current label, not leftover wording.
Name the job first. A seaweed or organic powder is a compost dip, not an authorised IBA or NAA product unless that pack has a current MAPP. Westland's 100 g bullet says the powder is free from synthetic growth hormones and fungicides. Doff's 75 g features describe seaweed, and one box-contains block still says hormone. Clonex is a gel. Reviewers say the coat stays on the cut.
About 50–100 g covers a season of home cuttings. On 21 October 2026, Doff 75 g is about £5.16 and Westland 100 g is about £6.32. Doff 3 × 75 g is about £7.99, less than three brand singles. Clonex 50 ml is about £8.99. ZINNIAUK reprints of the Doff 75 g tub cost more: about £8.99 for one tub and about £11.99 for two, against about £7.99 for three brand tubs. Vitax powder 6 × 50 g is about £20.42 and has no star line. Vitax gel 3 × 150 ml is about £14.73. Bulk grams are not a stronger hormone.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want one named tub for easy cuttings in compost. Doff natural rooting powder 75 g is about £5.16, with 4.4 from 17,426 reviews. The listing is a seaweed dip for soft, semi-hard and hardwood cuttings. One box block still says hormone. The item weight prints 70 g against a 75 g title.
You want a powder that says it has no synthetic growth hormone. Westland organic rooting powder 100 g is about £6.32, with 4.6 from 971 reviews, the highest named-powder star line here. Reviews use the lid as a dibber. The title is 100 g and the item-weight field prints 24.1 g.
You need a coat that stays on the cut. Clonex rooting gel 50 ml is about £8.99, with 4.4 from 2,692 reviews. Reviewers dip from a saucer because the lid is sticky. The listing header in this capture has no active-substance line, so read the bottle. It is dearer than a 75 g seaweed tub.
The top pick is Westland organic rooting powder 100 g at about £6.32. It scores 92 from 4.6 and 971 reviews, and the listing says it is free from synthetic growth hormones and fungicides. Reviews use the lid as a dibber. The title is 100 g and the item-weight field prints 24.1 g. The best value is Doff natural rooting powder 75 g at about £5.16, with 4.4 from 17,426 reviews, the lowest named-brand price with a review file above 100. One box block still says hormone on a seaweed powder. Clonex 50 ml is the gel reviewers say stays on the cut, at about £8.99. Reseller reprints of Doff cost more than the brand tubs. None of these scores is a strike-rate test.
Doff natural rooting powder 75 g
Lowest named-brand shelf price with a review file above 100: about £5.16, 4.4 from 17,426 reviews.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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Public UK sources from the research digest, used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are from the eight amazon.co.uk listings captured on 21 October 2026. A seaweed or organic line is the listing's wording, not a MAPP. A hormone line on a box is not a current authorisation unless the HSE record says so. This is not a laboratory test and not a strike-rate trial.
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