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Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray — selective broadleaf herbicide (hose-end)

Selective Broadleaf Herbicide (hose-end)

Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray Review

★★★★☆ 4.4/5

our editor rating how we score

4.1/5 from 8,123 shoppers at Amazon — their number, not ours.

$20–$26

Typical price · 5,000 sq ft per 32 oz hose-end bottle

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Classic 3-way broadleaf formula. Rainproof in one hour, visible wilting within days, safe on established turf at labeled rates.

Our Verdict

The workhorse for dandelions, clover and henbit. Nothing exotic — just the proven 3-way mix at a fair price. Respect the temperature window (60–85°F) and it delivers every time.

✅ Pros

  • Kills 250+ broadleaf weeds to the root
  • Rainproof in 1 hour
  • Safe on both northern and most southern established turf
  • Concentrate is very economical per treatment

⚠️ Cons

  • Turf injury risk above 85–90°F
  • Won't touch grassy weeds or sedges
  • St. Augustine and Floratam require the Southern formulation
  • Hose-end delivery is less precise than a mixed concentrate, and wind makes it worse

Product type

Selective Broadleaf Herbicide (hose-end)

Active ingredient

2,4-D dimethylamine salt 8.658% + MCPP-P DMA salt 2.127% + Dicamba 0.371%

Price range

$20–$26

Coverage

5,000 sq ft per 32 oz hose-end bottle

Best for

Whole-lawn broadleaf weed cleanups

our editor rating

4.4 out of 5

Where our facts come from

Label read on EPA's label database

EPA Reg. No. 239-2744

Read the label yourself →

We opened this product's accepted label on EPA's own Pesticide Product Label System — the strongest source available for what a product is registered to do.

What we found when we read it

CLOSED 2026-08-02 after two earlier failed attempts. EPA PPLS registry: registered product name 'WBG 553 CONCENTRATE', EPA Reg. 239-2744, actives 2,4-D dimethylamine salt 8.658%, MCPP-P DMA salt 2.127%, dicamba 0.371%. The alternate brand names include 'ORTHO WEEDCLEAR WEED KILLER FOR LAWNS READY-TO-SPRAY' — our exact SKU — which is what settles it; earlier searches only surfaced the CONCENTRATE name and we would not record that number against the ready-to-spray without seeing the RTS name on the registration. NOTABLE: the same registration also carries 'Ortho Weed B Gon Concentrate Weed Killer for Lawns' and 'Ortho Weed B Gon Ready-to-Spray' as alternate brand names. WeedClear and the plain Weed B Gon three-way are the same registered product under two brand families — the clearest illustration on this site of why the registration number identifies a product and the name does not.

Where this page and the container disagree, the container wins — the label is the legal authority on rates and restrictions. How to read one yourself.

Where This Product Matters

Matched against each state's actual disease, weed and pest pressure.

Dollarweed (pennywort) on wet coastal ground

Application window: April–May and September, and check every label against centipede before it leaves the shelf

DandelionCommon chickweedWhite cloverChickweed and other cool-wet-condition annuals in the Southeast

Application window: June through July, inside the same short window everything else happens in. There is no autumn second chance

Spotted spurge (the Phoenix #1)

Application window: March–May and during monsoon flushes; Celsius-type products handle 100°F+ windows

Henbit

Application window: Bounded by the label's temperature ceiling rather than the calendar — spring treatments finish before the June heat arrives, and nothing selective goes down again until September cools off

Spotted spurge

Application window: March–May while weeds are young; avoid spraying drought-stressed turf in summer

DandelionWhite cloverClover and Banks grass mites (dry winters and hot dry summers)

Application window: May–June and September; high-altitude sun makes stressed turf easy to injure, so spot-treat rather than blanket-spray

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: Broadleaf sprays in May–June and again in September, when the weeds are moving sugars to the roots; skip July and August, when a stressed cool-season lawn takes the injury and the weed does not

White clover

Application window: April to late May, then September into October. Skip July and August entirely: this is the transition zone, and a stressed tall fescue lawn takes the injury the weed shrugs off

Dollarweed (pennywort)Florida pusley

Application window: March–May and October–November; avoid applications above 85°F

Spurges in hot compacted stripsDollarweed on over-watered turf

Application window: Year-round where the turf is actively growing, which is most of the time; the constraint is heat and drought stress on the leeward side rather than a dormant season

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: Late April into June, then September into October; skip the July and early August heat, which is also when UI's own fertilizer schedule goes quiet

Dandelion

Application window: May–June and September; fall beats creeping charlie best

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: October is the most effective month for broadleaf weeds; never apply above 80°F or to drought-stressed turf

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: October, and October is most of it — but check the wind and the date against what is happening in the fields, because early-summer growth-regulator drift is a real seasonal risk here and your own spray carries the same way

Henbit and other winter annuals, which own an eastern Kansas lawn in MarchDandelion

Application window: April into May and again in September–October; avoid July and August, when a tall fescue lawn here is already at its limit

Henbit

Application window: April–May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for the wild garlic that defines a Kentucky winter lawn

Dollarweed (pennywort)

Application window: March–May and October–November; avoid applications above 85°F and never on drought-stressed St. Augustine

DandelionWhite cloverCommon chickweed

Application window: June, then a narrow late-August to mid-September window. Maine's usable autumn is the shortest in New England

White clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for the ground ivy and violet the Piedmont is full of

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: A narrow autumn is the real window here: late September into October, after the summer heat and before New England's early frost closes the season

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: May–June and September; autumn is the stronger window for perennial broadleaf weeds

Dandelion

Application window: Late May–June and September; autumn is the stronger window for perennial broadleaf weeds

Dollarweed (pennywort) wherever drainage is poor

Application window: April–May and September, avoiding the midsummer heat restrictions on most labels

HenbitDandelionWhite clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; skip summer sprays on drought-stressed fescue

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: June, then late August into September. In a sub-100-day valley there is no third chance

DandelionHenbit and other winter annualsWhite clover

Application window: Late spring and again from late August through September, when perennial broadleaf weeds are moving reserves to the root

DandelionWhite cloverCommon chickweed

Application window: Late May into June, then late August through September. The autumn window closes earlier here than anywhere else in southern New England

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds

Khakiweed and spurges in thin, hot, compacted ground

Application window: Spring and early autumn; in the south skip the June heat entirely, and in the north the usable autumn window closes by early October

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds

HenbitWhite clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; avoid spraying heat-stressed fescue in July–August

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: Early to mid-June, then late August into early September. There is no third opportunity

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: May–June and September; fall applications hit dandelion taproots hardest

Henbit

Application window: Judged by wind before season: sustained wind is Oklahoma's normal condition, so the usable spray days are calm mornings in April, May and September rather than whole months

Dandelion

Application window: March–May and September–October; the long mild shoulder seasons give more usable spray days than most states get

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: May and September — fall is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: Broadleaf work in May–June and again in September; the September pass is the one that holds, because the weed is moving reserves down

DollarweedSpotted spurge

Application window: April–May and September–October, and never above 90°F — centipedegrass is sensitive to 2,4-D both at spring green-up and in summer heat

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: Early to mid-June, then late August into September, which is the pass that actually holds on perennial broadleaf weeds

Henbit

Application window: April–May and September–October; skip sprays on drought-stressed summer fescue

HenbitSpurge

Application window: April–early June and September–October; avoid herbicides above 90°F

Dandelion

Application window: May and September, avoiding the intense midsummer heat on the label

DandelionWhite cloverCommon chickweed

Application window: Late May through June, then a short late-August to mid-September window. Vermont's autumn window is the narrowest in New England

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; skip sprays on heat-stressed fescue in July and August

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: April–May and September–October; WSU caps applications at 80°F, stricter than the 85–90°F ceilings used elsewhere

White clover

Application window: April into May and again in September–October. Skip July and August: this is transition-zone country and a heat-stressed tall fescue lawn absorbs the injury the weed does not

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: Early to mid-fall is the favourable window for dandelion and other perennial broadleaf weeds

DandelionWhite clover

Application window: June, then late August into September. UW's own framing is useful: a slow-release application covers a 90 to 100 day growing season, which is roughly the entire Wyoming season

Common questions

Common Questions

How much does Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray cost?

Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray typically runs $20–$26, covering 5,000 sq ft per 32 oz hose-end bottle.

What does Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray treat?

Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray targets Dandelion, Clover, Henbit, Chickweed, Spurge, Dollarweed, among others.

What is the active ingredient in Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray?

2,4-D dimethylamine salt 8.658% + MCPP-P DMA salt 2.127% + Dicamba 0.371%, registered under EPA Reg. No. 239-2744.

What is the biggest downside of Ortho WeedClear Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Spray?

Turf injury risk above 85–90°F

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