The present invention relates to a plant growth regulating composition, able to inhibit the sprouting of axillary or adventitious buds in herbaceous plants, trees and shrubs, comprising as active ingredients fixed quantities of at least two of Mentha spp. essential oil, Eugenia caryophyllata essential oil and Origanum spp. essential oil; products comprising said composition, use of the composition and new methods to inhibit the sprouting of axillary or adventitious buds in herbaceous stem plants and in shrubs.